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Fat - Adipose tissue or an ester of glycerol. Dietary fat may contribute to prostate cancer growth.

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) - Application of fluoroscently labeled DNA probes to tumor samples to define copy number of genes or chromosomes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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