May the SSRIs play a role in the onset of peri- and post-menopausal cervical cancer?
Ciro Gargiulo Isacco,
Raffaele Del Prete,
Pietro Distratis
et al.
Abstract:The emergence of cancer-causing bacteria and viruses that have become resistant to either antibiotics or viral treatment is often attributed to their overuse in people and livestock. Intriguingly, the class of antidepressant drugs, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), may also contribute to generating resistant microorganisms with a profound disturbing role in local cervix-vagina homeostasis. Therefore, we proposed the possible involvement of SSRIs in the onset and growth of cervical cancer… Show more
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