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Scientists have identified several genetic risk factors for prostate cancer, shedding new light on the cause of a leading worldwide cancer killer among men that hits U.S. blacks especially hard.

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April 1, 2007, 2:43 p.m.
The prostate, about the size of a walnut, is a gland below a man's bladder that produces fluid for semen. According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men, behind lung cancer.
Pinpointing these genetic risk factors could be an important step toward helping explain the higher prevalence in U.S. blacks compared to whites, the researchers said.
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1-2-Oscar
April 1, 2007, 9:42 p.m.
Genes control everything.
Remember, if your father was George Foreman, there is a 100% certainty that you will be, too.
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