Studies Detect Slew Of New Genes For Prostate Risk

LONDON (Reuters) - Three studies published on Sunday identify at least ten new genes that raise a man’s risk of prostate cancer, information which could lead to better screening and targeted drugs to treat the disease. The U.S. and European findings add to the number of known genetic variations linked with prostate cancer risk and may help, one day, predict which men are susceptible to the most aggressive forms of the disease, researchers said. The teams published their independent studies in the journal Nature Genetics. Read full articles below.

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