Lower Urinary Tract Infection and Subsequent Risk of Prostate Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

We investigated whether lower urinary tract infection (LUTI), including cystitis or urethritis, is associated with an increased risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa), in a nationwide population-based cohort study.We identified 14,273 men newly diagnosed with LUTI (9347 with cystitis, and 4926 wit...

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Main Authors: Chao-Yueh Fan, Wen-Yen Huang, Kuen-Tze Lin, Chun-Shu Lin, Hsing-Lung Chao, Jen-Fu Yang, Cheng-Li Lin, Chia-Hung Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5207623?pdf=render