April 23, 2022 at 2:00 p.m
The discovery of the bacteria might help identify early signs of the disease and potentially prevent it from spreading.
Scientists have identified bacteria in urine associated with prostate cancer might be linked. The team hopes this new discovery might be helpful in detecting early signs of the disease and preventing it from spreading.
However, they also point out that these bacteria might just be a helpful marker for the presence of the disease and not the cause (consumption of milk is just one factor among many that increases the risk of disease).
Bacterial test in urine
The new study by scientists from the University of East Anglia requires further investigation to determine whether eradicating the bacterial infection with antibiotics might prevent serious tumors.
It is well known that some bacterial infections play an important role in the development of other types of cancer, such as B. Stomach cancer, which can be caused by the bacterium H. pylori. dr Rachel Hurst, a member of the research team, says:
We don’t yet know how people contract these bacteria, whether they cause cancer, or whether a poor immune response allows the bacteria to grow.
prostate cancer
It is estimated that one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. It is hardly life-threatening and the survival rate is 100% if caught early.
In the study published in the journal European Urology Oncology has identified five types of bacteria present in urine and tissue samples from men with aggressive prostate cancer. It was found that the bacteria can survive without oxygen, some of which were entirely new discoveries. dr Hurst says:
We hope that our findings and future work might lead to new treatment options that might slow or prevent the development of aggressive prostate cancer. Our work might also lay the groundwork for new tests that use bacteria to predict the most effective treatment for each man’s cancer.
