Genetic testing can help deliver precision medicine to men with advanced prostate cancer

Awareness and Education

Date:July 7, 2016 [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] Genetic testing in men with advanced prostate cancer could pick up a significant proportion whose disease may be caused by inherited mutations in genes involved in repairing DNA damage, a major new study reveals. Testing prostate cancer patients for mutations in key DNA repair genes could identify those…

Leading researchers recommend major change in prostate cancer treatment

Awareness and Education

Laurie McGinley July 6 [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] Leading American and British cancer researchers are urging that all men with advanced prostate cancer strongly consider being tested for inherited gene mutations — both to help steer their treatment and to alert family members who themselves might be at increased risk for a range of cancers. This…