We have known for many years (certainly at least 20) that the presence of abnormal numbers of chromosomes (aneuploidy) in prostate cancer tumor cells is a risk factor for more serious forms of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Data from the ongoing, prospective IMPACT study has shown that PSA velocity is not predictive of risk for a positive prostate cancer biopsy result in men who are carriers of the BRCA2 gene. … READ MORE …
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Historic data have long suggested that men with prostate cancer who are in a stable, married (or a long-term “partnered”) relationship have better long-term survival than single males. … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 