Tag: prophylactic prostatectomy

  • First Man Has Prostatectomy Because of BRCA Gene Mutation

    The man who underwent the surgery is described as a 53-years-old businessman from London who is married with children and has several family members who have had breast or prostate cancer. When he found out he was carrying the BRCA2 mutation, he asked to have his prostate removed. Initially, the ICR researchers were reluctant, the…

  • New genetic tests to be developed for prostate cancer

    Genetic test in three years to detect prostate cancer | Science | The Guardian: “A genetic test that identifies men most at risk of prostate cancer could be available within three years, scientists said yesterday. British doctors will use the test in screening programmes to spot the disease in its earliest stages, before it has…

  • Genetics and inherited prostate cancer risk

    Prostate Cancer: Major Genetic Risk Factor Found: “Harvard Medical School researchers have identified a DNA segment on chromosome 8 that is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, especially in African American men. The paper appears in the August electronic edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (also see PNAS’s news tip…