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African men most at risk of prostate cancer – new study flags genetic causes

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par Wenlong Carl Chen, Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand

A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in African men. The study, the largest of its kind, recruited 7,500 men from eastern, southern and west Africa. The study is especially important because African men have a high risk of prostate cancer.

Medical scientist Wenlong Carl Chen explains why the findings are significant and the promise they hold for future treatment.

African men most at risk of prostate cancer – new study flags genetic causes

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