Gut microbial dysbiosis may predict diarrhea and fatigue in patients undergoing pelvic cancer radiotherapy: a pilot study.

Fatigue and diarrhea are the most frequent adverse effects of pelvic radiotherapy, while their etiologies are largely unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the correlations between fatigue, diarrhea, and alterations in gut microbiota induced by pelvic radiotherapy. During the 5-week treat...

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Main Authors: Aiping Wang, Zongxin Ling, Zhixiang Yang, Pawel R Kiela, Tao Wang, Cheng Wang, Le Cao, Fang Geng, Mingqiang Shen, Xinze Ran, Yongping Su, Tianmin Cheng, Junping Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4425680?pdf=render