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Androgen Receptor Mutations in Prostate Cancer

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The incidence of prostate cancer in the United States has risen steadily during the past 10 years. This is due to a combination of factors, including increased use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for screening, aging of the population, declining mortality from other causes such as cardiac disease, and environmental and dietary factors that have contributed to prostate carcinogenesis. In 1995 it was estimated that 244,000 new cases of prostate cancer would be diagnosed in the United States and prostate cancer would account for approximately 40,400 deaths in that year [1]. The magnitude of the prostate cancer problem has focused attention on the need for better therapies and effective prevention.

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Gelmann, E.P. (1996). Androgen Receptor Mutations in Prostate Cancer. In: Hait, W.N. (eds) Drug Resistance. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 87. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1267-3_12

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