on Aug 22nd, 2006Prostate Cancer in Black Men Tied to Genes
Genes are shaping up to become a better predictor of the future than a visit to a tarot card reader. A higher-than-usual incidence of prostate cancer in black men is one such insight.
Separate teams of gene hunters have homed in on key regions in the human genome to explain the higher-than-usual incidence of prostate cancer in black men and the elevated risk of premature birth among black women.
The discoveries, being reported today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, add context to two medical mysteries that have long proved difficult to explain.
Black Health Risks Traced
By Delthia Ricks, Newsday
August 22, 2006