DISSERTATIONS.SE: Towards improved management of Lynch syndrome; ovarian cancer profiles, risk perception, knowledge and family perspectives

Note:  references  BRCA/clear cell ovarian/multiple malignancies

In summary, we have demonstrated that ovarian cancer linked to Lynch syndrome has distinct genetic profiles, that mutation carriers frequently underestimate their risk of colorectal cancer, possess a good level of knowledge about Lynch syndrome and that families are affected by learning about Lynch syndrome, though few experience adverse effects.