How does antibiotics help people with cancer?

Answer 1

Anitbiotics helps fight diseases by killing bacteria. Always remember these 3 rules:

Antibiotics=bacteria

Antiviral=virus

Antifungal=fungus

A certain type of medication can only be used for the disease it matches up with (antiviral will not kill a bacteria of fungus infection, only a virus)

Answer 2

The function of antibiotics is to kill bacterial infections or to prevent then from growing. Antibiotics are not effective at killing viral infections. Penicillin is a popular type of antibiotic.

Answer 3

Antibiotics are used to kill bacteria, not cancer cells, so they would have no direct applicability to the treatment of cancer, however, a bacterial infection is certainly a possible complication that might arise in a cancer patient.

Answer 4

Antibiotics are used to treat infections that may occur as a side effect of cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy or surgery. Infections can weaken the immune system, which may be compromised in cancer patients. By combating these infections, antibiotics help prevent complications and support the body's ability to fight cancer.

Answer 5

Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. At other times they can be used to treat protozoal infections.