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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.
Scientists looked out for abnormal chromosomes and measured the activity of 100 different genes linked to the development of prostate cancer. The study discovered five distinct types, each with a characteristic genetic fingerprint, much like the study in 2010 on breast cancer.