The risk of recurrence of prostate cancer depends on the blood

The risk of prostate cancer recurrence depends on the group of blood man, it turned out, researchers from the Medical the University of Tokyo. The disease is much less likely to have been re-owners first blood group than the latter.

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Blood type   men significant impact on the risk of recurrence Prostate Cancer   after a successful surgery. Japanese scientists have found that Men with the first group of blood significantly less risk to again be faced with the danger disease than men with the second group of blood, in which the risk of recurrence It grows by 35%. Holders of the third and fourth group of similar relationship It was detected.

"We were the first to succeed show dependence relapse Prostate Cancer   from blood group - Says the author study, Dr. Yoshio Ono. - Nevertheless, we do not know how blood type are associated with cancer risk, but our work provides a new direction for answer this question at the molecular level. And now it is important to understand the need to we treat patients with the second group of blood after prostate cancer very carefully, and whether in this respect somehow adjust treatment. "

In total, Japanese the researchers observed 555 patients with prostate cancer between 2004 and 2010. Human blood group is determined depending on the presence of various antigens and antibodies that protect against the penetration of the blood of different substances. The first group of blood is the most common (about 44% people), holders of the second group of blood is about 42% of people. First different blood groups were associated with the risk of other cancers, such as tumors of the pancreas and stomach. (READ MORE)

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