COVID-19 and breast cancer: may the microbiome be the issue?

Future Oncol. 2021 Jan;17(2):123-126. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0764. Epub 2020 Nov 27.
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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; X chromosome; breast cancer; estrobolome; estrogen; gut microbiota; microbiome.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms / microbiology*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 / metabolism
  • COVID-19 / microbiology*
  • Disease Susceptibility / epidemiology
  • Disease Susceptibility / metabolism
  • Disease Susceptibility / microbiology
  • Estrogens / metabolism
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / physiology*
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sex Factors

Substances

  • Estrogens