JNCCN just released an NCCN Guidelines insights article in the February issue with insights on prostate cancer screening, pancreatic cancer screening, and testing for non-epithelial ovarian cancer. Read it now at https://jnccn.org/view/journals/jnccn/24/2/article-p2.xml Reference: Cheng, et al. J Natl Compr Cancer Netw. 2026:24(2):2-10. PMID: 41671423.
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Below you may watch a featured video from the February 2021 Genetics Case Conference, which focused on DICER1 with guest expert Douglas Stewart, MD from the National Cancer Institute.
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In a study of over 100 individuals with a DICER1 mutation, findings suggest that 5.3% of individuals had developed cancer by age 10, and 19.3% by age 50. After age 10, cancer risks for women were higher compared to men. Specific cancers for which risks were high included gynecologic and thyroid cancers. These findings are …
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