Genetic risk factors may tailor prostate cancer screening approaches
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 16:28
in Health & Medicine
Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult...
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