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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2026

The association between lower urinary tract symptoms and urinary tract infections, and subsequent prostate cancer workup: a nationwide population-based case-control study.

Jeppe Lyngbye Widding, Hein Vincent Stroomberg, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton, Klaus Brasso, Andreas Røder, Signe Benzon Larsen

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Jeppe Lyngbye WiddingUrological Research Unit, Department of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. jeppe.lyngbye.widding@regionh.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-8736-7724
Hein Vincent StroombergUrological Research Unit, Department of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-9506
Susanne Oksbjerg DaltonCancer Survivorship, Danish Cancer Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Klaus BrassoUrological Research Unit, Department of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Andreas RøderUrological Research Unit, Department of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Signe Benzon LarsenUrological Research Unit, Department of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Kræftens Bekæmpelse (Danish Cancer Society) R328A19006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe investigated how lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and prostate cancer (PCa) workup. Furthermore, we examined the likelihood of high-grade PCa (Gleason score ≥7) and risk factors of high-grade PCa in men with LUTS/UTIs.

methodsWe identified all men having a first prostate biopsy in Denmark between 2010-2021 and matched with five age-matched controls without a biopsy. LUTS/UTIs was assessed in the year preceding biopsy based on diagnoses and prescriptions obtained from national health registers. Odds ratios (OR) were calculated using crude and multivariable logistic regression models.

resultsIn 63,931 men with a first biopsy, 42% had LUTS/UTIs, compared to 16% of controls. For men with LUTS/UTIs the OR of biopsy was 4.30 (95% CI: 4.22-4.38) and 0.56 (95% CI: 0.54-0.58) for high-grade PCa at biopsy after adjustments, compared to men without LUTS/UTIs. The likelihood of high-grade PCa was significantly higher in men with increasing age, and a Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥2, but not with a known family history of PCa.

conclusionPSA testing in men with LUTS/UTIs increases diagnostic PCa workup, but LUTS/UTIs are not associated with an increased likelihood of high-grade PCa at first biopsy.

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Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsProstatic NeoplasmsUrinary Tract InfectionsAgedBiopsyCase-Control StudiesDenmarkHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingProstateProstate-Specific AntigenRisk FactorsProstate-Specific Antigen

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PMCPMC12852703

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