Gut Microbiome as a Lifestyle Risk Factor Associated with Prostate Cancer
The gut microbiome may serve as a lifestyle risk factor for prostate cancer, but it is not intended to guide biopsy decisions. The implications of this study hinge on the potential for modifiability of the microbiome that could be tested in future clinical trials on prostate cancer risk reduction.
Authors
- Brian L. Wickes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-5815)
- Jonathan Gelfond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0773-3683)
- Martin Goros
- Michael A. Liss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6978-1026)
- Teresa L Johnson-Pais
- James R. White
- Zhao Lai
- Molly Doris
- Robin J. Leach
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System (US)
- Children's Cancer Center (US)
- Resphera Biosciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Urology Focus
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2026.01.001
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00