Genetic marker may identify aggressive prostate cancer sooner: researchers

Peter Sale has metastatic prostate cancer

Peter Sale has metastatic prostate cancer. Source: SBS

Australian scientists have discovered a genetic marker they say could identify whether patients with prostate cancer are likely to develop a more aggressive form of the disease which, in most cases, is untreatable.


The federal government has pledged $800,000 towards developing their research, in the hope it will pave the way for more effective treatments


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Genetic marker may identify aggressive prostate cancer sooner: researchers | SBS Vietnamese