Study links neighborhood environment to prostate cancer risk in men with West African genetic ancestry

West African genetic ancestry was associated with increased prostate cancer among men living in disadvantaged neighborhoods but not among men living in more affluent neighborhoods, according to a new study. The findings suggest that neighborhood environment may play a role in determining how genetic ancestry influences prostate cancer risk.

West African genetic ancestry was associated with increased prostate cancer among men living in disadvantaged neighborhoods but not among men living in more affluent neighborhoods, according to a new study. The findings suggest that neighborhood environment may play a role in determining how genetic ancestry influences prostate cancer risk.

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