First prospective analysis links breast and pancreatic cancer risk with Lynch syndrome
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
Summary of the first prospective study to provide strong evidence of increased breast and pancreatic cancer risk in individuals with Lynch syndrome, who carry certain inherited genetic mutations in DNA repair genes. The study is also the first to show that relatives of people with Lynch syndrome who do not carry these mutations have no increased risk of cancer.