A new database of all patients with Lynch syndrome aims to improve treatment and prevention for those at high-risk of cancer.

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The move will save lives by detecting cancers early in people with Lynch syndrome, the NHS says. The condition is thought to affect 175,000 people in England, but few are aware they have it.

A new database of all patients with Lynch syndrome aims to improve treatment and prevention for those at high-risk of cancer. Lynch syndrome affects an estimated 1 in 279 people in England, but only ...

Men who inherit an increased risk of cancer through ‘Lynch syndrome’ could benefit from regular PSA testing from age 40 to detect early signs of prostate cancer, researchers believe. Lynch syndrome ...

Deleterious mutations leading to the Lynch syndrome were identified in 23 probands and the families of 21 of these patients were also screened, revealing Lynch syndrome mutations in 52 out of 117 ...

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Intermountain Healthcare initiated an IHC-based LS screening program in 2009. We were also concerned about the issues of consent and in the fall of 2008 convened a national advisory group that ...