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Lynch Syndrome UK

All posts for August 2016

Screening - cancer of the womb (uterus or endometrium)

SCREENING FOR WOMB CANCER in women with Lynch syndrome is not yet widely available in the UK. That is because screening has not yet been shown to alter...

SCREENING FOR WOMB CANCER in women with Lynch syndrome is not yet widely availab...

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Screening - colonoscopy

Screening for cancer of the large bowel (colon) and rectum in the UK is with COLONOSCOPY. It starts at 25 years* and continues every 1-2 years until at least...

Screening for cancer of the large bowel (colon) and rectum in the UK is with COL...

•8 years ago

Lynch syndrome in the news!

For anyone that missed it this morning, well worth a listen http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007xbtd/episodes/downloads

For anyone that missed it this morning, well worth a listen http://www.bbc.co.uk...

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Lynch Syndrome

Hi I got diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome in 2014 ( MSH6). My mum in the past has had 3 types of cancers. My brother tested all ok. I have all regular checks and...

Hi I got diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome in 2014 ( MSH6). My mum in the past has h...

•8 years ago

Welcome to the New Community

Welcome to all our new followers. This group is about reaching out to people beyond those on our existing website and facebook page...

Welcome to all our new followers. This group is about reaching out to people bey...

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Cancer Prevention - CaPP3 & Aspirin

Taking aspirin reduces number of cancers in lynch syndrome- scientific fact. A world-wide study in which people with lynch syndrome took 600mg a day for 2...

Taking aspirin reduces number of cancers in lynch syndrome- scientific fact. A w...

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Does Cancer Run in Your Family?

Does it seem like a lot of your family have had cancer? Is there a pattern of successive generations having similar forms of it? Maybe you have had cancer...

Does it seem like a lot of your family have had cancer? Is there a pattern of su...

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What is Lynch syndrome?

Lynch syndrome (LS) is a genetic disorder that causes an increase in certain cancers at an earlier age than usual. There about 12 cancers that can be affected,...

Lynch syndrome (LS) is a genetic disorder that causes an increase in certain can...

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