Stephen Sutton had Lynch syndrome and died of bowel cancer aged 19 in 2014 More than 80% of NHS hospitals in England are failing to test bowel cancer patients for the genetic condition Lynch ...

The project screens genes for the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Tier 1 genomic conditions, which are hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, Lynch-type colorectal cancer, and familial ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Lynch syndrome is a genetic condition that increases the risk of getting certain types of cancer, like colon cancer, uterine cancer, and other parts of the digestive system like ...

We are in the process of implementing targeted family history collection for all patients with colorectal cancer to identify those at increased risk for referral for genetic services. This ...

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Lynch syndrome raises the risk of several cancer types including most famously bowel cancer, and affects 175,000 people in the UK – although only 5 per cent of people with the condition know they have ...

175,000 people have Lynch syndrome in England but only 5% know they have it It increases the risk of some cancers, including bowel pancreatic and ovarian Thousands of people with a genetic ...

Researchers say a routine test of bowel cancer patients for a genetic condition could save ... cost effective to test bowel cancer cases for Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that ...

Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2007;4(12):672-673. The current screening methods for EC, including routine gynecologic examinations, endometrial sampling and transvaginal ultrasonography are very good, and ...

Millions who take low-dose aspirin to prevent heart disease will gain from its anti-cancer properties, while healthy people may follow the example of increasing numbers of doctors who take it for ...