How family history changes prostate cancer risk

Prostate cancer risk doubles when a father or brother has been diagnosed with the disease, and triples or quadruples when two or more first-degree relatives share that history. These numbers come from decades of epidemiological research and represent one of the clearest established patterns in cancer genetics. For Black men, those numbers land differently. Black […] The post How family history changes prostate cancer risk appeared first on Rolling Out.

How family history changes prostate cancer risk

Prostate cancer risk doubles when a father or brother has been diagnosed with the disease, and triples or quadruples when two or more first-degree relatives share that history. These numbers come from decades of epidemiological research and represent one of the clearest established patterns in cancer genetics. For Black men, those numbers land differently. Black […]

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