Men with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are four to five times at higher risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to researchers including one of Indian-origin.
IBD is inflammation of all or part of the digestive tract and is a common chronic condition that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
The findings showed that men with IBD have higher than average prostate-specific antigen (PSA) – a substance produced by the prostate gland.
Elevated PSA levels may indicate prostate cancer – a non-cancerous condition such as prostatitis, or an enlarged prostate.