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Quality of Life in Adult Individuals Living With or at Risk of a Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Syndrome: A Scoping Review of the Qualitative Literature. [PDF]

Cancer Med
ABSTRACT Background The in‐depth understanding of the impact of a hereditary cancer predisposition syndrome (HCPS) on the health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) of individuals with a hereditary cancer burden contributes to the improvement of counselling strategies as well as care planning and informs the development of patient‐reported outcome measures
Sztankay M, Wheelwright S, Vassiliou V, Bleiker EMA, Rahman B, Holzner B, Yener A, Engele V, Oberguggenberger AS, EORTC Quality of Life Group.   +9 more
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Annual outpatient hysteroscopy and endometrial sampling (OHES) in HNPCC/Lynch syndrome (LS) [PDF]

, 2012
Background: LS women have a 40-60 % lifetime risk of endometrial cancer (EC). Most international guidelines recommend screening. However, data on efficacy are limited.
Adam N. Rosenthal, Ahmed Abdelraheim, C Gulumser, C Kremer, Carol Brunell, CL Trimble, E Saridogan, EB Pasqualotto, Elizabeth Benjamin, Ertan Saridogan, F Lecuru, F Lecuru, FE Rijcken, FP Dijkhuizen, HF Vasen, HF Vasen, HF Vasen, HF Vasen, I Dove-Edwin, I Jacobs, Ian Jacobs, JK Gupta, JV Lacey Jr, K Chu, K Elmasry, K Kerlikowske, L Renkonen-Sinisalo, LH Gerritzen, Lucy Side, M Aarnio, M Dimitraki, Michelle Johnson, MM Tahir, NJ Wood, NM Lindor, NP Baxter, Ranjit Manchanda, RJ Zaino, RR Broaddus, Sue Gessler, TJ Clark, Usha Menon, YM Hendriks, YM Hendriks   +43 more
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A novel nonsense mutation of MSH2 gene in a Taiwanese family with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease predisposing to the development of colorectal cancers and several other malignancies (endometrium, ovaries, stomach, small bowel, hepatobiliary, and urinary ...
Wen-Chau Chen, Shao-Chieh Lin, Jenq-Chang Lee, 陳文超, 林劭潔, 李政昌   +5 more
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Differential diagnosis of small bowel occlusions

Clinical Management Issues, 2009
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), also known as Lynch syndrome, is a common autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by early age at onset, and microsatellite instability (MSI).
Paolo Ghiringhelli
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A Sub-Type of Familial Pancreatic Cancer: Evidence and Implications of Loss-of-Function Polymorphisms in Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase-2. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Variation in an individual\u27s genetic status can impact the development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; however, the majority of familial pancreatic cancers (FPC) cannot yet be attributed to a specific inherited mutation.
Brody, Jonathan, Cozzitorto, Joseph A., Goetz, Austin, Lavu, Harish, Muller, Alexander J., Nevler, Avinoam, Prendergast, George C., Winter, Jordan M., Yeo, Charles, Yeo, Theresa P.   +9 more
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HISTORY OF HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER OR “LYNCH SYNDROME”

Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes, 2017
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC or “Lynch syndrome”), involving pathogenic variants in the Mismatch Repair (MMR) genes, is the most common inherited condition that predisposed to colorectal adenomas and colorectal cancer. In this chapter
Patrick M Lynch, JD, MD
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Case Report: Multiple colorectal cancers in a patient with Ulcerative colitis and Lynch syndrome: Is there a role for prophylactic colectomy? A short report and review of literature

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
It is a known fact that Lynch syndrome (LS) and Ulcerative colitis (UC) are individually associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer. While there is no conclusive evidence to demonstrate a cumulative risk when these two conditions coexist ...
Adewale Adeoba Ayeni, Peter Waterland, Matthew Evans, Shika Singhal, Rajan Kumar Patel, Akinfemi Akingboye   +5 more
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Historical review of Lynch syndrome

Journal of Coloproctology, 2013
Lynch syndrome was formerly known as Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer. Currently, these two nomenclatures each have their unique definitions and are no longer used interchangeably.
Andrew I. Wolf, Adam H. Buchanan, Linda M. Farkas   +2 more
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Distress, anxiety, and depression in persons with hereditary cancer syndromes: Results from a nationwide cross‐sectional study in Germany

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background Persons with hereditary cancer syndromes (carriers) have a higher risk of developing cancer early. They are confronted with decisions regarding prophylactic surgeries, communication within their families, and childbearing.
Anna Maria Kastner, Josefine Fischer‐Jacobs, Jan Brederecke, Andrea Hahne, Tanja Zimmermann   +4 more
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Prevalence of Lynch Syndrome among Patients with Newly Diagnosed Endometrial Cancers [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Lynch syndrome (LS) is a hereditary condition that increases the risk for endometrial and other cancers. The identification of endometrial cancer (EC) patients with LS has the potential to influence life-saving interventions.
Alenda, Cristina, Aranda López, Francisco Ignacio, Barberá, Víctor Manuel, Castillejo, Adela, Castillejo, María Isabel, Cigüenza, Sonia, Egoavil, Cecilia, Guarinos, Carla, López, José Antonio, Martínez Escoriza, Juan Carlos, Payá, Artemio, Peiró, Gloria, Piñero, Óscar, Pérez-Carbonell, Lucía, Rojas, Estefanía, Román, María José, Soto, José Luis, Sánchez-Heras, Ana Beatriz   +17 more
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