Lynch Syndrome From a Surgeon PerspectiveLynch Syndrome From a Surgeon Perspective
Preoperative identification of colorectal cancer patients with Lynch Syndrome may have a great clinical relevance in patient care strategies. BMC Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

NCCN: Test All Colorectal Cancers for Lynch SyndromeNCCN: Test All Colorectal Cancers for Lynch Syndrome
The guidance is in a new guideline from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Quest Diagnostics Expands Hereditary Cancer Screening Offering with Lynch Syndrome Blood and Biopsy Testing for Colorectal Cancer
Company Supports March's Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month by Participating in the One Million Strong Screening Event in New York City on March 3 MADISON, N.J., Feb. 26, 2014 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Quest Diagnostics (DGX), the wor... Diagnostics, Oncology, Product LaunchQuest Diagnostics, Lynch syndrome, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 26, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

An international study allows a better prediction of the risk of hereditary cancer
(IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute) An international study has developed a refined method to identify people at risk for certain inherited cancer as a result of Lynch syndrome. The study, published in Nature Genetics has carried out clinical and basic researchers who are part of the INSIGHT (International Society for Gastroeintestinal Hereditary Tumours). (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 15, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Prediction Models for Mismatch Repair Gene MutationsPrediction Models for Mismatch Repair Gene Mutations
This review catalogs the published criteria and prediction models available for determining which individuals and families are most likely to be carrying a MMR gene mutation for Lynch syndrome. Journal of Medical Genetics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Evidence mounts for endometrial cancer tumor testing to identify women with Lynch syndrome
(The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth) Next to colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer is the most common form of cancer in women with Lynch syndrome. Mounting evidence suggests routine Lynch syndrome testing be done on every endometrial cancer specimen. Raising awareness of endometrial cancer's association with Lynch syndrome will identify more treatable cancers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Refining the Role of PMS2 in Lynch SyndromeRefining the Role of PMS2 in Lynch Syndrome
This study analyzed the contribution of the PMS2 mismatch repair gene in Lynch syndrome by assessing the pathogenicity of variants of unknown significance. Journal of Medical Genetics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Lynch Syndrome: When to Screen and Whom to TellLynch Syndrome: When to Screen and Whom to Tell
Dr. Alok Khorana reports on a Cleveland Clinic study that identifies how best to implement screening guidelines for Lynch syndrome as well as the most effective way to inform patients of the results. Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Viewpoint Source Type: news

Project To Improve Molecular Diagnosis Of Lynch Syndrome
The Fundacion Mutua Madrilena, in its 10th Call for Aids to Research, has selected a project to improve the diagnosis of Lynch syndrome led by researcher Marta Pineda, from the Hereditary Cancer research group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO). The aid is provided with 33,000 euros and has a duration of two years. Hereditary predisposition to cancer Lynch syndrome is a hereditary predisposition to cancer caused by germline mutations in DNA repair genes... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Colorectal Cancer Source Type: news

Mutua Madrileña funds IDIBELL and ICO project to improve diagnosis of Lynch syndrome
(IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute) The FundaciĆ³n Mutua MadrileƱa, in its 10th Call for Aids to Research, has selected a project to improve the diagnosis of Lynch syndrome led by researcher Marta Pineda, from the Hereditary Cancer research group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and the Catalan Institute of Oncology. The aid is provided with 33,000 euros and has a duration of two years. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

What is Lynch Syndrome or Hereditary Nonpolypos...
Lynch syndrome, also called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or HNPCC, is a genetic condition that increases the risk of colon and other cancers. (Source: About.com Colon Cancer)
Source: About.com Colon Cancer - June 23, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: coloncancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Health of entire families at risk through under-use of genetic testing
(European Society of Human Genetics) French researchers who carried out the first-ever national study of the take-up of genetic testing for BRCA1 and 2 and MMR (Lynch syndrome) mutations have found that, although there had been a steady increase in tests performed for the cancer-causing mutations BRCA1 and BRCA2, this was not the case with the MMR mutation, where the numbers undergoing the test are still tiny. Only a third of relatives of individuals with either mutation underwent genetic testing themselves. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Genetic Screening Declined By Many Despite Good Prognosis
Even if Australians with newly diagnosed bowel cancer were routinely tested for a genetic predisposition to further cancers, one in three people would still not take the necessary steps to use that information to prevent further disease. Researchers from UNSW Medicine took the extra step of screening for the hereditary Lynch syndrome in the 2,100 people with colorectal cancer who presented at a number of NSW hospitals* over a three-year period... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics Source Type: news

Lynch Syndrome - Cancer Prevention with Lynch...
This study looked at ways to prevent the other cancers from occurring. (Source: About.com Colon Cancer)
Source: About.com Colon Cancer - June 5, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: coloncancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Clinical Management of Lynch Syndrome: Revised GuidelinesClinical Management of Lynch Syndrome: Revised Guidelines
This article provides updated clinical guidelines for the management of lynch syndrome. Gut (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news