First of all, one of the predisposing factors for prostate cancer is indeed prostatitis. On a cellular level, prostatitis secretes a lot of inflammatory factors, many of which promote the growth of prostate cancer cells.
But the question arises, what is the incidence of prostatitis. In the current situation in Shanghai, the incidence of prostatitis in 30-60 year olds is 40%, while the incidence of prostate cancer is about 20 per 100,000. In fact, prostatitis and prostate cancer are two unrelated diseases born on the same organ, so there is no need to start worrying about getting prostate cancer just because you have prostatitis.
The onset of prostate cancer is primarily androgen-related, and the prerequisites for prostate cancer are male, increasing age, and androgen stimulation. It is influenced by a variety of factors such as inflammatory factors, family genes, and ethnicity. Currently, prostate cancer is clinically screened by physical examination with PSA (prostate tumor specific antigen). It is recommended that the PSA be checked annually or every two years after the age of 40. because prostatitis itself can cause an elevated PSA, the main thing to look for is the value and trend of the PSA.
Rather than worrying about having prostatitis, it is better to have regular follow-up PSA.