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A genetic test that could determine men at the highest risk of developing aggressive disease could change how prostate cancer is treated, he says, since doctors would be able to more accurately predict which men would need more rigorous follow-up and which men likely wonât have to worry about their prostate that much.
âOnly about 5 to 10% of cancer cases are related to genetics,â says Karen Lu, M.D., co-medical director of the Clinical Cancer Genetics Program at MD Anderson. âGenetic testing is a powerful tool to identify those individuals who are at especially increased risk for developing certain cancers because of family history.â.