Prostate Cancer Polygenic Risk Scores in Clinic - Where are we and where do we go from here?

29 Jan 2026
Precision Medicine & Patient Stratification Stage
  • The currently used clinical test for prostate cancer (PSA) has high false positive rates, particularly in Black men 

  • Proteomic estimation of the PSA test combined with polygenic scores improves predictive accuracy, but racial disparities remain 

  • More data is needed on the best ways to implement polygenic scores without exacerbating existing health inequities 

Speakers
Harry Green
Harry Green,  Lecturer in Health Data Science - University of Exeter