AGA recommends all patients with colorectal cancer get tested for Lynch syndrome

(American Gastroenterological Association) All colorectal cancer patients should undergo tumor testing to see if they carry Lynch syndrome, the most common inherited cause of colorectal cancer, according to a new guideline was published in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.
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