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repost: Clinical Oncology News - Extracolonic Cancer Risk Rises With Lynch Syndrome



Clinical Oncology News - Extracolonic Cancer Risk Rises With Lynch Syndrome

"...This study represents one of the largest registries and adds to the growing literature detailing risk estimates for specific cancers in this population. The increased risks for breast and prostate cancers are not as widely known (these risks should be added to future versions of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network [NCCN] guidelines) compared with other cancers, such as urinary tract and upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. The risk for dermatologic cancers was not even reported in this study...."

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