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Evaluating Germline Testing Panels in Southern African Males With Advanced Prostate Cancer.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - 1 Mar 2023
Gheybi Kazzem, Jiang Jue, Mutambirwa Shingai B A, Soh Pamela X Y, Kote-Jarai Zsofia, Jaratlerdsiri Weerachai, Eeles Rosalind A, Bornman M S Riana, Hayes Vanessa M
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BACKGROUND: Germline testing for prostate cancer is on the increase, with clinical implications for risk assessment, treatment, and management. Regardless of family history, NCCN recommends germline testing for patients with metastatic, regional, very-high-risk localized, and high-risk localized prostate cancer. Although African ancestry is a significant risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer, due to a lack...
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