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Staying in the Unknown: Avoidance of Genetic Testing in Families With Hereditary Cancer Syndromes—A Qualitative Study

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To explore the experiences and challenges associated with genetic testing decisions among untested individuals from hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) or Lynch syndrome (LS) families. Design Qualitative descriptive study. Methods Semi‐structured telephone interviews were conducted between 2022 and 2024 with 56 untested at‐risk ...
Ronit G. Tsemach, Elizabeth E. Half, Hagit Baris‐Feldman, Anastasia Weis, Sharon Simchoni, Sue Kim, Maria C. Katapodi, Sivia Barnoy, Efrat Dagan   +8 more
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Rectal cancer in patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: Surgical management and survival outcomes [PDF]

Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 2011
Nancy You Y, Saraiya Devki S, Vu Thuy M, Veerapong Jula, Lynch Patrick M, Rodriguez-Bigas Miguel A   +5 more
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A Review on Image Processing and Fractal Analysis in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The clinical evaluation of patients with oral potentially malignant disorders is primarily based on physical examination and observable clinical features. Clinical photographs play a key role in patient monitoring and help identify signs that may indicate malignant transformation.
André Goulart Poletto, Flaviana Silva de Souza, Lilian Bezerra, Thiago Pires Claudio, Jesse Parente Tocantins, Helena Miguel Cotter, Riéli Elis Schulz, Karin Berria Tomazelli, Elena Riet Correa Rivero, Fabio Luiz Coracin, Gustavo Davi Rabelo   +10 more
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Hereditary Colorectal Cancer in China

Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 2005
The purpose of this article is to review basic research as well as clinical studies on Chinese hereditary colorectal cancer. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC, Lynch syndrome) accounts for 2.2% of all colorectal cancer, and Chinese ...
Shu Zheng, Yanqin Huang, Ying Yuan
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Investigating the Link between Lynch Syndrome and Breast Cancer

European Journal of Breast Health, 2020
Objective:Lynch syndrome is an inherited genetic disorder associated with a predisposition to early-onset colorectal and endometrial cancers, but breast cancer risk in these patients is debated. The aim of this study is to evaluate breast cancer rates in
Megan Sheehan, Brandie Heald, Courtney Yanda, Erinn Downs Kelly, Stephen Grobmyer, Charis Eng, Matthew Kalady, Holly Pederson   +7 more
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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis—Risk of Cancer, Cancer Prevention, and Long‐Term Consequences: Learnings from Five Decades with the Danish Polyposis Register

APMIS, Volume 134, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary condition marked by the growth of hundreds to thousands of adenomatous polyps in the colon and rectum, significantly elevating the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) if left untreated. Caused by pathogenic variants in the APC gene, FAP is typically identified in adolescence, often leading to ...
John Gásdal Karstensen
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Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)/Lynch Syndrome: Surveillance and Diagnostic strategies

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2021
Introduction: Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC, Lynch syndrome) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease. The disease is caused by a mutation in one of four genes of the DNA mismatch repair system and increases the risk for various ...
Mohammad Hassan Jokar, Sima Sedighi, Maliheh Moradzadeh   +2 more
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Bacterial Infections Role in Gynecological Cancers Development: Narrative Review

Cancer Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Gynecological cancers are among the most common cancers in women that affect female reproductive organs. The most common gynecological cancers are ovarian, cervical, uterine/endometrial, vaginal, and vulvar cancer. Women's reproductive organs have a dynamic and relative microbial balance.
Robab Azargun, Maryam Azargoon, Zahra Asefy, Mina Yekani, Vahideh Tarhriz, Fatemeh Yeganeh, Mohammad Yousef Memar, Shirin Eyvazi   +7 more
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Ileocecal Adenocarcinoma and Ureteral Transitional Cell Carcinoma with Multiple Sebaceous Tumors and Keratoacanthomas in a Case of Muir-Torre Syndrome

Dermatology Research and Practice, 2010
Cutaneous neoplasms including sebaceous tumors, keratoacanthomas, and basal cell carcinomas with sebaceous differentiation can be markers of internal malignancy associated with the Muir-Torre Syndrome (MTS).
Michael C. Lynch, Bryan E. Anderson
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Sebaceous gland tumors and internal malignancy in the context of Muir-Torre syndrome. A case report and review of the literature

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2006
Background The Muir-Torre syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant condition and is currently considered a subtype of the more common hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome, in which multiple primary malignancies occur together with sebaceous ...
Tsachalis T, Vasiliadis K, Blouhos K, Tsalis K, Angelopoulos S, Betsis D   +5 more
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