A new study among patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), most of whom had a their colon removed to prevent cancer, found that although risk-reducing colectomy is now standard practice in FAP patients, colorectal cancer remains the most common cancer and cause of death in these patients. Recognizing cases of FAP that are ‘de novo’ …
Permanent link to this article: https://inheritedcancer.net/post52725/
Did you know endometrial cancer is the 4th most common cancer among females? Currently, clinical practice guidelines do not recommend endometrial cancer screening in the general population. A new risk prediction model was recently developed to identify those at high risk for endometrial (uterine) cancer to determine who could benefit from cancer screenings and risk-reducing …
Permanent link to this article: https://inheritedcancer.net/post32623/
