MedicalScientificBladder Tissue Microbiome Composition in Bladder Cancer and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia is Associated with Human Beta Defensin Levels
Bladder cancer (BC) is the fourth most prevalent cancer in men and 11th in women. Environmental toxins that enter the body are eventually excreted through kidneys, and they interact with the urinary tract microbiome to generate metabolites that may contribute to the development of BC. Members of the microbiome impact production of HBDs2 and 3...