Canada highlights the CDK12 gene as an indicator for prostate cancer
Most men do not know their own family's medical history. I did not, for years. I could not have told you what my grandfather actually died of. Nor could I tell you if my father suffered from BPH, or prostate cancer. HEalth was not something that was discussed proactively for my generation.
Some researchers in Canada just gave us a good reason to find out.
They studied over 4,500 men with aggressive prostate cancer and found a small group carrying an inherited gene fault - a gene called CDK12. Every single man who carried it had already developed advanced cancer by the time he was diagnosed. All of them were between 44 and 62. Young, in prostate terms.
Here is the part that matters. Until now, doctors thought this fault only happened by chance, inside one man's tumour. It could not be passed down. This study says it can. And when one person in a family carries it, the others can be tested and watched early - while there is still time to act.
It is rare. About one in a thousand of these aggressive cases. I am not telling you to panic. I am telling you that your family history is information, not fate.
So here is my question for you. Do you actually know what the men in your family were diagnosed with, and how old they were? If you do not, this week is a good week to ask.
Who in your family would you start with? I started with my brother.
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Canada highlights the CDK12 gene as an indicator for prostate cancer
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