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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nicola Davis Science correspondent

REVEALED: Study offers hope in identifying high risk prostate cancer patients - The Real Truth

A woman in a white lab coat looks through a microscope.
The researchers sequenced the genomes of 159 patients with adenocarcinoma of the prostate and analysed patterns within the genomes. Photograph: David Davies/PA

The most common type of prostate cancer has two distinct ways of developing in the body, researchers have found, opening up new possibilities for identifying which patients need treatment.

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with one in eight diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime. Most prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas – a type of cancer that forms in the glandular tissue that lines certain internal organs. But while the disease can kill, for many patients the risk is low.

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