Prostate News Archive
11-Jul-2011
Prostate cancer gene links identified
The discovery of new genes linked to prostate cancer could help calculate men's risk of developing the disease, experts have revealed. Prostate cancer risk factors found
Seven new genetic variants have been found that contribute to a 25% increased risk of inherited prostate cancer. ZERO Preserves Federal Funds for Prostate Cancer Research
Contact: Melissa Kadish, melissa@zerocancer.org, +1-202-303-3104 Medicare Will Pay for Prostate Cancer Drug
THURSDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- The cost of Provenge, an expensive and newly approved therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine, will be covered by Medicare for men with metastatic prostate cancer, the agency announced late Thursday. Scientists discover seven new gene variants that increase risk of prostate cancer
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have taken a further step to identifying men at a greater risk of prostate cancer with the discovery of seven new variants in the human genome that increase the chances of developing the disease.
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