The American Cancer Society recently predicted there will be around 155,000 new cases of colorectal cancer and 52,900 deaths ...

When looking at all-cause mortality, rates in patients with Lynch syndrome are comparable with those in the general ...

Genetics significantly impact cancer risk, particularly in inherited mutations like BRCA1/BRCA2, which increase ...

When Pat Fahey got a phone call from his brother Tom in 1994, telling him they’d a half-sister they didn’t know about, the now 71-year-old, who lives in Portlaoise, was not completely surprised.

Genetic testing to identify women with Lynch Syndrome is likely to need to increase dramatically to ensure that carriers are not missed, a new analysis has found. A study by The Institute of Cancer ...

Hundreds of cases of cancer may be going undiagnosed every year due to a lack of genetic testing for Lynch syndrome, experts have warned. Around 175,000 people in the UK have the genetic disorder ...

Scientists at Oxford University, which pioneered Covid-19 vaccines, turn attention to ‘detecting the undetectable’ and ...

Find out how world-class academic research is commercialised by scientists, engineers, medical professionals, business leaders and policymakers at Manchester. Lynch syndrome is a genetic condition ...

Lynch syndrome, also called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is one of the leading causes of hereditary cancers (e.g., colorectal and endometrial cancer), which can be prevented or ...

Ahmedabad: A group of geneticists from India found the first founder mutation or origin of Lynch Syndrome (LS), the most common hereditary cancer syndrome, to about 800 years ago in the Indian ...

A new webpage for diagnosing Lynch Syndrome has been launched by the Airedale and Bradford NHS Trusts. Lynch Syndrome is an inherited condition that increases the risk of certain cancers ...