Genetic fault doubles risk of prostate cancer, says new study

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Researchers say men who had the fault were diagnosed at a younger age at an average of 61 compared with 64 for non-carriers.

Studies have previously shown that the standard test for prostate cancer would not work for screening for the general population because it is not reliable enough.

Those with the BRCA2 gene fault also had more serious tumours with 77% of men having clinically significant disease compared with 40% of non-carriers.Men who had the fault were also diagnosed at a younger age at an average of 61 compared with 64 among non-carriers. "But there's no prevention pathway in place if men decide to find out if they're a carrier, which is why our research is so important.

 

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