'Game-changing' bowel cancer screening will be offered to 10,000 people with Lynch syndrome
Around 175,000 people in England suffer from Lynch syndrome but only 5 per cent - equivalent to around 10,000 people - know they have it. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bowel cancer checks for anyone with inherited risk
Offering regular colonoscopies to people with Lynch syndrome at any age will save lives, NHS England says. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Protocol for Vaccinating Patients With Lynch Syndrome A Protocol for Vaccinating Patients With Lynch Syndrome
Dr David Kerr discusses a new protocol for treating patients with Lynch syndrome.Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 16, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news

How Exercise Boosts Your Body ’s Ability to Prevent Cancer
Forty-five minutes of intense exercise three times a week may reduce cancer risk in patients with Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that can lead to cancer at a young age. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

We Know Exercise Prevents Cancer. A New Study Tells Us Why We Know Exercise Prevents Cancer. A New Study Tells Us Why
A small study in Lynch syndrome patients may be the first to reveal immunological reactions to physical activity.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 4, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Family History Influences Penetrance of Hereditary Cancers
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 -- For individuals with a pathogenic variant in the major genes responsible for hereditary breast cancer or Lynch syndrome, having a first-degree family history is associated with increased cancer risk, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Exercise Intervention Has Biological Effect in Lynch Syndrome
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 -- An exercise intervention has biological effects on the immune system among patients with Lynch syndrome (LS), according to a study published online Sept. 19 in Clinical Cancer Research. Nan Deng, from The University of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

New gene markers detect Lynch syndrome-associated colorectal cancer, Mayo Clinic study
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered new genetic markers to identify Lynch syndrome-associated colorectal cancer with high accuracy. Studies are underway to determine if these genetic markers are in stool samp les and, if so, how this could lead to a non-invasive screening option for patients with Lynch syndrome. Their research was published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 20, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Colonoscopy Screening Intervals in Lynch Syndrome Patients Colonoscopy Screening Intervals in Lynch Syndrome Patients
How efficient are the short colonoscopy screening intervals recommended by current Lynch syndrome guidelines at preventing colorectal cancer?Journal of the National Cancer Institute (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news

Scientists Say They ’ve Reached ‘Turning Point’ in Cancer Research With Vaccines
SEATTLE — The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be out in five years. These aren’t traditional vaccines that prevent disease, but shots to shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back. Targets for these experimental treatments include breast and lung cancer, with gains reported this year for deadly skin cancer melanoma and pancreatic cancer. “We’re getting something to work. Now we need to get it to work better,” said Dr. James Gulley, who help...
Source: TIME: Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carla K. Johnson / AP Tags: Uncategorized Cancer wire Source Type: news

Scientists Say They ’ve Reached Turning Point in Cancer Research With Vaccines
SEATTLE — The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be out in five years. These aren’t traditional vaccines that prevent disease, but shots to shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back. Targets for these experimental treatments include breast and lung cancer, with gains reported this year for deadly skin cancer melanoma and pancreatic cancer. More from TIME [video id=W5jcvwLu autostart="viewable"] “We’re getting something to work. Now we need to get...
Source: TIME: Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carla K. Johnson / AP Tags: Uncategorized Cancer wire Source Type: news

Guidelines for Assessing Cancer Risk May Need Updating Guidelines for Assessing Cancer Risk May Need Updating
A genetic sequencing effort found more carriers of risk genes for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer or Lynch syndrome than would have been found by following existing genetic testing guidelines.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 25, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Many With Cancer Predisposition Diseases Unaware of Genetic Status
(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Many patients with BRCA mutations that carry a high risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) or with Lynch syndrome are not only unaware of their genetic status, but would not qualify for genetic screening... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 19, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Test to diagnose cancer-causing syndrome
The NHS has begun rolling out a genetic test for Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that increases the risk of certain cancers, including bowel, ovarian and pancreatic. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 11, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Huge new NHS testing blitz to spot Brits with little-known condition that raises risk of cancer
A NHS testing programme will target Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition that increases the risk of certain cancers. Stars including Benedict Cumberbatch pushed for testing for Lynch syndrome (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news