A new study has just opened up new prospects for screening and cure for the cancer from prostate. A study by British researchers has just been published in the journal European Urology Oncologyreports Europe 1.
Scientists have discovered that five bacteria contribute to the rapid spread of the disease. The bacteria are present in men suffering from this cancer who participated in the study. According to the researchers, patients with these bacteria would be 2.6 times more likely to see their cancer progress from the early stage to the advanced stage.
New treatments to consider
This is the first link established between the sickness, which affects 50,000 men a year in France, and bacteria. At this time, the study has not established a causal link and it is not known whether the bacteria cause prostate cancer or simply make it worse. Future results will have an important impact on treatments and methods of screening.
If these bacteria are the cause of prostate cancer, antibiotic treatment might even be considered to get rid of them. Depending on the results of future studiestests might be developed to determine which men are most at risk and thus prevent many deaths.
