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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.
In recent years, scientists have discovered a number of mutations that can contribute to a personâs risk of developing certain cancers, including breast, ovarian, colorectal, and prostate cancer, as well as some other, less common cancer types. Genetic testing is now available for some hereditary cancers.