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Comment
. 2022 Nov;19(11):635-636.
doi: 10.1038/s41585-022-00650-w.

Nature versus nurture contribution to prostate cancer risk

Stephen J Freedland  1   2 , Nadine Adriana Friedrich  3
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Comment

Nature versus nurture contribution to prostate cancer risk

Stephen J Freedland et al. Nat Rev Urol. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Genetics has a role in predisposition towards prostate cancer, and an accurate prediction of prostate cancer risk can be made using polygenic risk scores. New evidence suggests that this risk is modifiable through lifestyle changes, but only in men at a high genetic risk of developing prostate cancer.

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