Genetic test for prostate cancer
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A genetic test which can detect signs of prostate cancer in urine has been launched in the UK.
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A new study suggests a man's weight may affect the accuracy of a common test to detect prostate cancer, leading researchers to warn that doctors could be missing the dangerous cancer in obese men.
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Scientists have taken a key step toward revealing the causes of prostate cancer, finding that a combination of five gene variants dramatically raises the risk of the disease
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A genetic test that grades breast- cancer aggressiveness also identifies low-risk women who don&#39;t need chemotherapy, potentially sparing 50,000 each year from a toxic treatment that doesn&#39;t help them, researchers said.
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SATURDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they&#39;ve developed new tests that can determine the precise genetic pathways or &quot;signatures&quot; that lead to lung cancer.
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U.S. regulators cleared a new  genetic test on Monday that helps predict tumor recurrence and  long-term survival in breast cancer patients with higher risk  of the cancer returning.
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Researchers studying Swedish men say  they have uncovered five genes responsible for nearly half of  all cases of prostate cancer in that country and said their  findings might lead to a better test for the disease.
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U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can give women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years.
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NEW YORK  - Loss of a tumor suppresser gene  called Rb may be the first step in the development of prostate  cancer, according to findings from experiments in mice.
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Researchers studying Swedish men say they have uncovered five genes responsible for nearly half of all cases of prostate cancer in that country and said their findings might lead to a better test for the disease.
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Description: Researchers meeting in San Antonio are reporting promising results about a new genetic test that can predict which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy.
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U.S. regulators cleared a new genetic test on Monday that helps predict tumor recurrence and long-term survival in breast cancer patients with higher risk of the cancer returning.
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MONDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Elderly black men are only 50 percent as likely to get tested for prostate cancer as elderly white men are, says a study in the current issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine.
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NEW YORK  - New research shows that it&#39;s possible to identify men with slowly progressive or latent prostate cancer, reflected by prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels that remain stable or fall over time.
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Gene sleuths have identified more than 10 new genetic links to prostate cancer, two of which would be included in a new diagnostic test aimed at spotting men at risk from this disease.
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Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men other than skin cancer. Throughout September, which is prostate cancer awareness month, there is an emphasis on prevention
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- A new report calls for the urgent need to improve treatments and find a cure for prostate cancer, a disease that strikes one in six American men.