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prostate quoteFor African-American men, the chances of developing prostate cancer are increased if a sister has breast cancer, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

“Previous studies have suggested that having a brother with prostate cancer confers a higher risk than another relative, such as a father or son,” Dr. Jennifer L. Beebe-Dimmer noted in a written statement. “But this is the first time a link has been shown between sisters with breast cancer and prostate cancer risk among African-American men.”

Dr. Beebe-Dimmer and colleagues explored the clustering of prostate and breast cancer in families, by studying data on 121 African-American men with prostate cancer and 179 without prostate cancer. Their findings appear in the medical journal Urology.

Cancer In Sister Affects Black Men’s Cancer Risk  was originally published on blackdoctor.org

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