Early onset prostate cancer - more aggressive subtype often linked to genetic mutations

The number of younger men diagnosed with prostate cancer has increased nearly 6-fold in the last 20 years, and the disease is more likely to be aggressive in these younger men, according to a new analysis from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Study mentioned:
Salinas C, Tsodikov A, Ishak-Howard M,et al.Prostate cancer in young men: an important clinical entity. Nature Reviews Urology 2014; 11: 317–323.