Scientists have discovered that prostate cancer could in fact be five different diseases, in research that may change the way the condition is treated.
Researchers at Cancer Research UK said they had been able, for the first time, to group prostate cancer tumours into five distinct groups based on their genetic make-up.
The findings, based on analysis of 100 different genes in cancerous tissue from 250 men, could, in the future, help doctors distinguish between more and less aggressive prostate cancers, and adjust the way they are treated accordingly.
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Typo in headline, “Here is some potentially groundbreaking research on prost(r)ate cancer.”
That is prostate cancer which has bowed down in humility to it’s host, ha, ha! Just needed some humor today.
Keep in mind that the PSA test is not a good test for cancer. It tells you something about the state of the prostate, but nothing about whether it is cancerous. This from the guy who did the original research. Pomegranate juice and supplements from good health food stores can keep the reading low.