VS’is a major discovery for the medical world, already described as a “revolution”. Scientists have identified bacteria potentially linked to prostate cancer, according to a study reported by The Guardian. Although the news is certified, they do not know if these microbes are the cause of the cancer itself. If so, they could save thousands of lives. Researchers at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, England, carried out meticulous genetic analyzes on the urine and prostate tissue of more than 600 men, with or without this pathology. Concluding their study, the team of scientists said they found five species of bacteria linked to the rapid progression of the disease.
The study is currently unable to prove that the bacteria cause or exacerbate prostate cancer. If the work in progress confirms their role, researchers will be able to develop tests to identify the men most at risk and potentially find antibiotics to prevent this disease, the most common in male individuals, which kills thousands of people every year.
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“It would be a huge breakthrough”
“If we knew for sure that a species of bacteria caused prostate cancer, we could find an antibiotic to eliminate it and that would prevent the progression, we hope… But it’s not as simple as it seems. it seems. There are a lot of complications. Antibiotics don’t penetrate the prostate very well and one would need to choose an antibiotic that only kills certain bacteria,” said Professor of Genetics at the University of East Anglia Colin Cooper.
Rosalind Eeles, a cancer geneticist at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, said it was a “very interesting result” to find “new microorganisms” in prostate cancer cases: “If the team can demonstrate that these newly identified bacteria can not only predict but also cause aggressive prostate cancer, for the first time we may be able to prevent the onset of prostate cancer. It would be a huge breakthrough that could save thousands of lives every year. »
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