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Antibiotics: Risks
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The results do not necessarily mean that antibiotics cause breast cancer; it could ... mean that the something about the women who are using antibiotics is increasing the risk. For instance, they may be biologically predisposed to breast cancer by a hormonal imbalance that is increasing their risk for infections and prompting their antibiotic use.
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This book, commissioned by the USDA and published in 1999, addresses the many benefits and risks associated with using antibiotics in feed animals. In the chapter titled "Costs of Eliminating sub-therapeutic Use of Antibiotics," the authors conclude that if there were a ban on sub-therapeutic drug use, the annual cost to consumers would be between $4.84 and $9.72 per capita.
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