In this Perspective, the authors provide an overview of the current knowledge about a potential role of the urinary microbiome in bladder, prostate and kidney cancers, discussing available studies in which alterations of the urinary microbiome have been associated with genitourinary cancers, also including the potential mechanisms if available. Challenges associated with this body of research as well as future directions in the field are also highlighted.
- Seoho Lee
- Karen Sfanos
- Nirmish Singla
