Mis match gene repair deficit

[Bluechef3]

I completed treatment and have been told that my pathology shows evidence that I may have this defect which can be related to a genetic syndrome called lynch syndrome. I’m waiting to see a specialist but am scared for my teenage daughters as if it is true there is a 50% chance that I may have passed it on and that puts them at risk. Does anybody have experience of this?

[SopSinger]

I have Lynch syndrome, diagnosed in 2008 after I'd had ovarian and endometrial cancers. Currently 15 years clear. There's a Facebook group, Lynch Syndrome UK, which you're welcome to come and join. Our risk of bowel cancer is greatly increased, but colonoscopy every 2 years keeps an eye on that. There are some other screening systems that are accessible to us, too. Lynch syndrome is NOT a death sentence - far from it, and we have many members who have never had cancer and only know about Lynch because of a relative who has (or had) it. In particular, testing is not a death sentence and in fact, it opens access to all of the screening available. It's a great community. You wouldn't think that a group of people united only by a gene mutation could be so cohesive!

[Bluechef3 in reply to SopSinger]

Than you so much. This is really good to hear. I will look up the facebook group and see if I can join. I appreciate what you said re diagnosis. I’m not sure even if I have it. I’m 55 now and none of my family who are all younger have been affected by cancer as far as I know. I think I was struggling with the news that this was a possibility as I was hoping that this might all be behind me. Glad you are ok. That gives me hope!