Prostate Cancer (A Case For Infection)

The cause of prostate cancer still eludes the scientific world. Theories abound for causes of prostate cancer. Yet there is strong evidence for an infective etiology. Why is this important? Because prostate cancer is the 2nd most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and minor changes in its incidence can have a profound impact on the epidemiology of this disease. We have seen success in cervical cancer in women after the discovery of HPV as an infectious cause and similar success in gastric cancer after the discovery of the H. Pylori bacterium. Any confirmation of an infectious etiology would be a tremendous breakthrough in Prostate Cancer.