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Study identifies multiple genetic risk factors for prostate cancer

A study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and Harvard Medical School has identified seven genetic risk factors that predict risk for prostate cancer. According to the study's findings, these risk factors are clustered in a single region of the human genome on chromosome 8 and powerfully predict a man's probability of developing prostate cancer.

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