Trials begin of a saliva test for prostate cancer
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#3S2BJ)
Simple DNA test might help to identify those men at greatest risk of developing the disease
Doctors have begun a trial of a simple saliva test that aims to spot the top 10% of men who are most at risk of developing prostate cancer. One in eight men develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives.
The test draws on more than 150 DNA markers to identify the 10% of men who have nearly a threefold greater risk of the disease than the general population, and the 1% of men with a sixfold greater risk.
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