Divergence of prostate cancer mutations determines aggressiveness
Prostate cancer can be divided into two different genomic subtypes with implications for treatment strategies, new research has shown...
Cancer that develops in the prostate (a gland that forms part of the male reproductive system).
Prostate cancer can be divided into two different genomic subtypes with implications for treatment strategies, new research has shown...
by Zoe Beketova
People with Jewish ancestry, who are more likely to carry a genetic risk of developing some cancers, will be offered genetic testing through a new programme announced by the NHS in England...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended the NHS funds olaparib for the maintenance treatment of advanced ovarian cancer in women with BRCA1 and 2 variants and advanced or metastatic prostate cancer in men...
by Olivia Goff
Whole genome sequencing data from 500,000 British volunteers has been released globally by UK Biobank, for scientific research...
by Yan Lau
A DNA repair pathway has been revealed to be dependent on an enzyme linked with hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer...
Polygenic scores can enhance the accuracy of prostate cancer screening tests to detect aggressive cancers and help avoid some unnecessary biopsies...
by Jen Willows
Polygenic risk scores could help GPs to decide which patients to refer for prostate biopsies...
A mitochondrial gene has been identified as a potential therapeutic target for prostate cancers that have spread to other parts of the body and evade current treatment strategies...
BRCA gene mutations have been linked to cancers, including prostate and breast cancer in men, in the largest study to date...
by Professor Anneke Lucassen and 1 others
Direct-to-consumer genomic testing is a thriving market – for example by June 2020, 23andMe had sold over a quarter of a million testing kits in the UK...
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