PARIS (AFP) - A combination of genetic variants that boosts the risk of prostate cancer also increases the risk of colorectal cancer, according to papers published on Sunday in the journal Nature Genetics.
The mutations lie on Chromosome 8, say three groups of scientists who compared the DNA of thousands of healthy individuals with that of other people who had one or both kinds of the cancer.
Colorectal cancer is the fourth deadliest form of cancer, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Cancer of the bowel and rectum inflicts 655,000 deaths per year, after cancer of lung (1.3 million deaths), the stomach (one million), and liver (662,000), the WHO website says.
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2 comments:
Interesting research. Thanks for posting.
Oh wow! It is sad to hear that prostate cancer victims have yet another bodily illness to worry about.
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