Colorectal Cancer Awareness: Screening saves lives Nov 29, 2008
Genetic syndromes such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC). More than 90 percent of colorectal cancers are diagnosed in people aged 50 or older. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
New Immunization Strategy Could Be Effective Against 10 To 15 Percent Of All Cancers May 28, 2008
The researchers, led by Professor Dr. Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz, Medical Director of the Department of Applied Tumor Biology at the Heidelberg University Hospital, studied the most frequent form of hereditary colon cancer, the HNPCC syndrome (Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome) ... The new results are especially significant for patients who suffer from the most frequent form of hereditary colon cancer, the HNPCC syndrome (Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome)... (Science Daily)
A Woman with Gynecologic and Intestinal Cancers Apr 26, 2007
Recommendations for a Patient with HNPCC. Recommendations for Family Members of Patients with HNPCC. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Colorectal Cancer Summary Apr 7, 2007
Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) associated with various DNA mismatch repair gene mutations. Others e.g. Gardner s Syndrome, Cowden s Disease and Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome. (Suite101.com)
New Screening Protocol Identifies More Case Of Lynch Syndrome Feb 24, 2007
Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is caused by mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes, the genes that fix errors that occur during DNA replication ... D., of the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, and her colleagues selected a group of 285 families who had been referred to the Karolinska University Hospital for genetic counseling between 1990 and 2005 because they were at high risk for HNPCC. From those families, 112 patients were screened... (Science Daily)
