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Jan 16, 2008 6:00 pm US/Eastern

Early Stage Detection Of Prostate Cancer Underway

MIAMI (CBS4) ―

A man's family history and his genes play an important role in determining his risk of prostate cancer.

Researchers are developing what may be a genetic fingerprint to diagnose cancer well in advance.
The study involves blood tests that look at five regions of DNA known to raise prostate cancer risk. When any four of them are abnormal, the odds of a man developing the disease goes up by as much as 500%.  For men with a family history and a positive test, the risk is increased 900%.    

Researchers at Wake Forest University who developed the test believe the test could certainly save lives.  

"I worked this area for 18 years, and this is the best we ever seen," said Dr. Jianfeng Xu of Wake Forest University.  

This new test will not replace the PSA blood test, but it will complement it.    

If the new test comes back with a high risk, men should have their PSA tested earlier and more frequently.   

 

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