Gene Screen Might Predict Prostate Cancer
November 17th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer, prostate cancer diagnosisA new study suggests that doctors may someday be able to use five genetic markers to assess whether a man is at high risk to develop prostate cancer. According to researchers, these five “single nucleotide polymorphisms” (SNPs) would be especially important for black patients, or men of any race with a family history of prostate cancer.
These markers may have significant use in personalizing the early detection of prostate cancer in men at high risk in order to provide tailored recommendations for screening and diagnosis of this disease.
The research is scheduled to be presented Monday at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual conference on cancer prevention in Washington, D.C.