Risk For Aggressive Prostate Cancer Increased By Gene Mutations

Men who develop prostate cancer face an increased risk of having an aggressive tumor if they carry a so-called breast cancer gene mutation, scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report in Clinical Cancer Research. The findings could help to guide prostate-cancer patients and their physicians in choosing treatment options.

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Filed under: Genetics on February 2nd, 2009