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According to a new paper in the journal Cell, researchers at the Sanger Institute at Cambridge, in England, believe they have discovered a completely new mechanism for the initial development of about 2 or 3 percent of all cancers.
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Elevated levels of free, circulating DNA (fcDNA) have previously been been found in the serum of prostate cancer patients compared with the levels in the serum of patients with benign prostate conditions.
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An important paper has just been published by a highly respected team of specialists doing research into the role of genetic variations in assessment of risk for prostate cancer.
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So let’s be completely clear … none of the items reported below are April Fool’s Day spoofs! Oxidative damage to DNA and risk for prostate cancer Accuracy of the Kattan nomograms whenb applied to non-US populations Salvage radical prostatectomy in Brazil
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Our third report today covers such topics as: A positive biopsy risk nomogram for men in New Zealand A review of current trends and priorities in surgical technique for radical prostatectomy A review of the potential of functional MRI-based systems for the diagnosis of prostate cancer Demonstration of a relationship between circulating tumor cells and [...]
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