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Prostatitis as a risk factor for prostate cancer.

Rosebud O Roberts1, Erik J Bergstralh, Sarah E Bass

  • 1Department of Health Sciences Research, Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. roberts.rosebud@mayo.edu

Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
|January 9, 2004
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Prostate infection, specifically acute prostatitis, may increase prostate cancer risk. Further research is needed to confirm this link and explore markers of inflammation in prostate cancer development.

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Oncology
  • Infectious Disease

Background:

  • The link between prostate infection/inflammation and prostate cancer remains unclear.
  • This study aimed to investigate the potential association between prostatitis and prostate cancer.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if a history of prostatitis is associated with an increased risk of developing prostate cancer.
  • To differentiate the potential roles of acute prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis, and chronic pelvic pain syndrome in prostate cancer etiology.

Main Methods:

  • A case-control study involving 409 prostate cancer patients and 803 matched controls from Olmsted County, MN (1980-1996).
  • Medical records were reviewed for diagnoses of acute or chronic bacterial prostatitis, or chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

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  • Subjects were matched on age, residency, and medical record duration.

    • Main Results:

    • An elevated odds ratio for prostate cancer was observed in men with a history of any prostatitis (OR=1.7) or acute prostatitis (OR=2.5).
    • The association with acute prostatitis was reduced when cases diagnosed within two years of prostatitis were excluded (OR=1.9).
    • Chronic bacterial prostatitis showed a weaker association (OR=1.6), while chronic pelvic pain syndrome showed no association (OR=0.9).

    Conclusions:

    • Acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis may be associated with prostate cancer, but evidence is not definitive.
    • Limitations in assessing chronic prostatitis highlight the need for better markers.
    • Biochemical or tissue markers are suggested to clarify the role of prostate infection/inflammation in cancer development.