Prostate News Archive
31-Jan-2009
Aggressive prostate cancer linked to breast cancer gene mutation (CBC)
Men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of having an aggressive tumour if they also carry a gene mutation normally linked to breast cancer, U.S. researchers say. Masturbation and Prostate Cancer Risk (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Masturbation and prostate Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 1/28/2009 Last Editorial Review: 1/28/2009 Gene mutations increase risk for aggressive prostate cancer (PhysOrg)
Men who develop prostate cancer face an increased risk of having an aggressive tumor if they carry a so-called breast cancer gene mutation, scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report in today's issue of Clinical Cancer Research. The findings could help to guide prostate-cancer patients and their physicians in choosing treatment options. Breast cancer genes raises prostate risks in men (MSNBC)
The so-called breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 can raise the risk that a man who develops prostate cancer will get an aggressive form of the disease, U.S. researchers reported.
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