A new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD, finds that compared to men with no such signs, men with chronic inflammation in non-cancerous prostate tissue may have nearly double the risk of developing prostate cancer.
The study also finds that the link between chronic prostate inflammation and prostate cancer may be even stronger in men with high grade cancers – those with a Gleason score between 7 and 10. The Gleason score is assessed by looking at cancer cells under a microscope: a higher grade usually means more abnormal-looking cells and the cancer is growing faster.