Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients Should Consider Gene Test for Hereditary Data

A new study suggests that men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body should consider genetic testing. It was reported that testing for inherited abnormalities in DNA repair genes might give patients and family members significant information about their health and cancer risk. The research team discovered a connection between advanced prostate cancer and mutations in DNA repair genes. The mutations occur more frequently in men with advanced disease than in those with prostate cancer that hasn't spread.