Researchers have discovered that a marker found
on aggressive prostate cancer cells could also be used as a way to guide treatments to the cancer, according to new research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool.
Not exact matches
«Emotional distress may motivate men with low - risk
prostate cancer to choose more
aggressive treatment, such as choosing surgery over active surveillance,» said UB's Heather Orom, the lead author
on the study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Urology.
The researchers are now further investigating the possibility of using this approach
on other
cancers, including
prostate cancer, where it could be used to distinguish more
aggressive tumors from those that grow much more slowly, Bhatia says.
A new urine - based test improved
prostate cancer detection — including detecting more
aggressive forms of
prostate cancer — compared to traditional models based
on prostate serum antigen, or PSA, levels, a new study finds.
One of the SNPs is located
on the X chromosome and the other SNP is located
on chromosome 2p15 and is associated with a more
aggressive form of
prostate cancer.
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