BREAKTHROUGH: A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help men decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away or can safely monitor it.
PROVIDING ANSWERS: Doctors say such tests can prevent overtreatment, a major problem in cancer care. Prostate tumors usually grow so slowly they will never threaten a man's life, but some prove fatal and there is no reliable way now to tell which ones will.
ABOUT THE TEST: Genomic Health developed the $3,820 test and says it can save money by avoiding unnecessary treatment. Another test for assessing prostate cancer risk that came out last summer ? Prolaris by Myriad Genetics ? costs $3,400.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/news-summary-gene-test-may-161110473.html
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