Tag: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

ICARE Newsletter Spring 2023

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines Updates

Check out the full NCCN guidelines by creating a FREE account at www.nccn.org Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, PancreaticJanuary 10th, 2023 (Version 2.2023) focused on male BRCA carriers:› Consider annual mammograms (particularly in BRCA2 carriers) starting at age 50 or 10 years before the earliest male breast cancer in the family (whichever comes first)February 13th, …

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ICARE Newsletter Fall 2021 

Community Spotlight

At the age of 51, my first and only colonoscopy revealed 100 polyps in my colon, rectum, and anuseven though I had no symptoms or family history. I was immediately referred to a Certified GeneticCounselor at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawai’i. Germline DNA testing revealed I had attenuatedfamilial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP), due to an …

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Newsletter Fall 2021

Updates to NCCN Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment

Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic Guidelines V.1.2022: Released August 11th, 2021 Colorectal Cancer Guidelines V.1.2021: Released May 11th, 2021 Check out the full NCCN guidelines by creating a FREE account at www.nccn.org

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ICARE Social Media Post December 2021

Fall 2021 Community Spotlight

In every ICARE newsletter we feature a 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 to share their experience with inherited cancer. In the latest edition, Dan Dry Dock Shockley, shares his experience with attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP). Check out his full story at 👇https://inheritedcancer.net/community-spotlight/

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ICARE Social Media Post March 2021

APC: Cancer Risks and Risk Management

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲: 𝗔𝗣𝗖 Cancer Risks and Management per National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Version 1.2020 𝗠𝗲𝗻 & 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻:𝘈𝘗𝘊 mutation leading to classic form of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP):Colorectal cancer risk: >99% if untreated – Treatment is based on polyp burden and includes proctocolectomy (with subsequent endoscopic screening of the ileal pouch) or …

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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2020

Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Guidelines

Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Guidelines (Version 1.2020, posted July 21, 2020) For individuals with Lynch Syndrome: Cancer risks were updated based on information from recent studies: Main updates included cancer risks in PMS2 (endometrial, ovarian, and prostate cancer), MSH2 and EPCAM (prostate and brain cancer), and MSH6 (prostate …

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ICARE Social Media Post July 2020

Updates to 2020 NCCN Genetic/Familial Colorectal Guidelines

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released new guidelines for 2020 on July 21, 2020. The big changes included refining some of the risks for genes involved in Lynch Syndrome, and providing specific guidance about cancer screening that may slightly differ by gene. You can check out the full guidelines by creating a FREE account …

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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2019

Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Guidelines

(Version 1.2019, posted July 3, 2019) For Individuals with Lynch Syndrome: The cancer risk table was updated: Addition of new cancer risks by specific genes: breast and bladder cancers Updates of cancer risks by specific genes: ovarian, prostate, gastric, pancreatic, urothelial, small bowel, and brain/CNS cancers Removal of reference to sebaceous neoplasms Recommendations for cancer …

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ICARE Newsletter Winter 2019

Other Advances in Cancer Treatment Among Cancer Patients with Inherited Disease: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

A new drug (sorafenib) showed promising results among patients with desmoid tumors, which are a type of tumor for which patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) due to APC gene mutations are at risk. These tumors frequently grow and encompass internal organs and can be hard to remove surgically. The newly published research showed that …

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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018

Prevention of Colorectal Cancer Among Individuals with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

Through a randomized trial, patients with FAP were treated with sulindac and erlotinib versus placebo for 6 months. Results of the study showed that those treated with sulindac and erlotinib had 70% fewer polyps than those in the placebo group. The lower number of polyps was seen in both those with an intact colorectum and …

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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2016

Cancer Chemoprevention in Individuals with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

Prior research has demonstrated that NSAIDs significantly reduce colonic and rectal polyp burden among individuals with FAP although their impact on outcomes remains to be determined.1,2 Recent data extended these results to the small intestine through completion of a randomized clinical trial among patients with FAP which demonstrated that use of sulindac and erlotinib compared …

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ICARE Newsletter Winter 2015

Highlights of the 2014 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Update

Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Guidelines Recommendation that tumors from newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients be screened for Lynch syndrome (called “Universal Tumor Screening”). A new algorithm was created for Routine Tumor Testing Criteria for Lynch Syndrome Surveillance/Management recommendations were refined by gene for the various Lynch Syndrome genes. Management recommendations were refined for other inherited …

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