Page 30Antibiotics
can increase
cancer risk
- and cut it
ANTIBIOTICS heighten the risk
of bowel cancer but lower the
chances of rectal cancer, a
study claims.
Scientists say the risk dispar-
ity is influenced by type and
class of drug and highlights the
importance of ‘judicious’
prescribing.
The findings, published online
by the journal Gut, suggest a
pattern of risk that may be
linked to differences in gut bac-
teria – known as microbiome –
along the length of the bowel.
Antibiotics have a strong
impact on microbiome, alter-
ing the balance of helpful and
harmful bacteria.
The study drew on data sup-
piled over 20 years. Co-author
Dr Cynthia Sears, of The
Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute
for Cancer Immunotherapy in
the US, said: ‘Cumulative use of
antibiotics for a relatively short
period was associated with a
heightened risk of bowel can-
cer. The reverse was true for
rectal cancers.’
Dr Sears said the observational
study has not established cause.
‘Whether antibiotic exposure is
causal or contributory to colon
cancer risk, our results highlight
the importance of judicious
antibiotic use,’ she said.Daily Mail ReporterStink as pub protest claims
landlord has done the dirty
By Mike BediganA LANDLORD has hit back
after a pile of manure was
left outside his pub – com-
plete with signs accusing
him of infidelity.
Placards protruding from the
dirty protest alleged the pub’s
landlord and chef, Simon Ember-
ley, had been cheating on his
spouse Joanna with the wife of the
anonymous dumper.
Five signs protruding from the
dung-heap, left outside the award-
winning Hawkley Inn, near Liss in
Hampshire, each bore the phrase
‘the landlord is f****** my wife’.
The two-metre wide pile was so
large that it caused delays for driv-
ers trying to pass through the pic-
turesque village, before being
hosed away by workmen.
It was discovered by a baffled Mr
Emberley, who says he has no idea
who left it there on Sunday night.
Mr Emberley denied the allega-
tions, claiming the messages are
‘unfounded and untrue’.
Speaking from his pub, he said:
‘All I know is I turned up for work
at 7.30 this morning, and there was
a big pile of s*** in the road. I don’t
know where it’s come from or who
has done it, but something like
this can turn somebody’s life
upside down. It is unfounded and
untrue – whoever has done it is
trying to ruin our business.’
Mr Emberley’s wife Joanna saidthe dung was ‘in the hands of the
police now’. She added: ‘We’ve
done nothing wrong, it’s very unfor-
tunate – a group of bullies who
have targeted us for no reason.
‘We’re over it – there are much
more important things going on in
the world. It’s time to move on and
talk about something else.’
Resident Philip Chippindale saw
the pile on his road after a friend
called him in ‘fits of laughter’. Mr
Chippindale, 70, said: ‘When I saw
it, I thought “My God, what’s that
doing there?” It was a trailer load- people had to drive around it.’
Police have launched an investi-
gation into the ‘malicious commu-
nications’ written on the signs.
The Hawkley Inn has previously
been recognised by travel sites
such as Tripadvisor and Trivago
for its excellent food and service.
Yesterday Mr Emberley and his
wife poked fun at the incident with
an amusing sign offering ‘free local
horse manure donated by gener-
ous supplier!’Protest: Signs in the dung pileDenials: Simon and Joanna
Emberley on wedding day(^) Daily Mail, Wednesday, August 21, 2019
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