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reported British Journal of Cancer One-fifth of the annual referrals of potentially infected persons prostate cancercan be detected early.
He added that it can be avoided "Cancer cell invasion" If an infection is detected with cancer early, by placing genetic vulnerabilities among the primary indicators to track disease risk in GPbefore referring the case to a specialist.
Rapid tracing of this disease can lead to early treatment, thus improving survival rates.
General practitioners refer to Britain To specialized doctors, about 800,000 cases are suspected annually of this type of cancer, which affects Men Just.
According to the study, conducted by researchers at University of Exeter And published in the British Journal of Cancer, it is possible to quickly track cases of 160,000 men, while referrals can also be avoided in the cases of another 320,000, if genetic risks are considered a factor in infection.
The researchers collected more than 250 known genes associated with the disease, and put them in one crucible, in order to know the genetic risk that leads to this cancer.
By examining these genes, the risk of developing cancer can be determined.
Prostate cancer is the second largest cause of death among men.
And men who have had this cancer in the family, such as the father and son, are at risk of developing cancer two and a half times more than others.
Lead researcher on the study, Harry Greene, says: " Our study is the first to show that incorporating genetic risk into patient risk assessment for potential prostate cancer by a GP can lead to faster referral for those most at risk.".
Current prostate cancer index tests give false positives in two-thirds of cases, meaning that thousands endure painful biopsies.
Tests do not detect 15 percent of men with this disease.
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reported British Journal of Cancer One-fifth of the annual referrals of potentially infected persons prostate cancercan be detected early.
He added that “cancer cell invasion” can be avoided if infection is detected with cancer early, by placing genetic vulnerabilities among the primary indicators to track disease risk in GPbefore referring the case to a specialist.
Rapid tracing of this disease can lead to early treatment, thus improving survival rates.
General practitioners refer to Britain To specialized doctors, about 800,000 cases are suspected annually of this type of cancer, which affects Men Just.
According to the study, conducted by researchers at University of Exeter And published in the British Journal of Cancer, it is possible to quickly track cases of 160,000 men, while referrals can also be avoided in the cases of another 320,000, if genetic risks are considered a factor in infection.
The researchers collected more than 250 known genes associated with the disease, and put them in one crucible, in order to know the genetic risk that leads to this cancer.
By examining these genes, the risk of developing cancer can be determined.
Prostate cancer is the second largest cause of death among men.
And men who have had this cancer in the family, such as the father and son, are at risk of developing cancer two and a half times more than others.
“Our study is the first to show that incorporating genetic risk into patient risk assessment for potential prostate cancer by a GP can lead to faster referral for those most at risk,” said lead researcher Harry Green.
Current prostate cancer index tests give false positives in two-thirds of cases, meaning that thousands endure painful biopsies.
Tests do not detect 15 percent of men with this disease.