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Virus May Drive Some Prostate Cancers What is this ?

 
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:16 am    Post subject: Virus May Drive Some Prostate Cancers Reply with quote
Hi I read this today and thought of you guys

looks like this virus could be responsible for aggressive PC development

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_89097.html
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:43 am    Post subject: Re: Virus May Drive Some Prostate Cancers Reply with quote
Interesting!

The full paper is here: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/09/04/0906922106.full.pdf+html

It's very technical. Towards the end, the authors suggest that an "XMRV-specific marker might provide further guidance" "where a screening test is positive but no tumor is detected on multiple biopsies"

They suggest that "Large epidemiologic studies are needed to investigate correlation of XMRV with Prostate Cancer prognosis."

"A determination that a retrovirus can cause prostate cancer would focus efforts on preventing transmission, antiviral therapy, and vaccine development"

PS Got my latest PSA results yesterday: <0.02
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:57 am    Post subject: interesting! Reply with quote
ChemoMan, thanks for the interesting article. MM, great news on the PSA!
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