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Probiotics and quality of life improvement in cancer therapy

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: probiotic had better role function (6.52 vs 6.20, p=0.016), emotional balance (11.96 vs 11.58, p=0.020) and cognitive clarity (6.42 vs 6.20, p=0.037) after 6 weeks. Diarrhoea severity was lower (0.78 vs 1.26, p<0.001) and fewer needed rescue loperamide (24% vs 44%, p=0.034). Thus, we show probiotics help patients adapt better to treatment stress and protect gut-brain axis during chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Source: Bioinformation

DOI: 10.6026/973206300213110

Authors: Himani Muniyal Jheetay, Nikhil Menia, Kishore Chandra Thakur, Seema Gupta

Institutions: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur, Jammu, Graphic Era University, Government Medical College, Government Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4414866546