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Prostate cancer 'breakthrough' (Press Association, 15 November 2010)

15 Nov 2010


A study from Queen Mary University of London has shown that male hormones (androgens) can fuel the growth of tumour cells by promoting the fusion of two genes, resulting in a mutant gene which can be found in roughly 50% of prostate cancers.

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