Monthly Archives: July 2015

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute on the diagnosis and management of Lynch syndrome. Lynch syndrome (previously referred to as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer s… Continue reading →

This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute on the diagnosis and management of Lynch syndrome. Lynch syndrome (previously referred to as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer s… Continue reading →

Hereditary syndromes account for a small but important fraction of all cases of colorectal cancer (CRC). Approximately 30% of people with CRC have a family history of the disease, and 5% to 6% have mutations that are diagnostic of a known hereditary ca… Continue reading →

Hereditary syndromes account for a small but important fraction of all cases of colorectal cancer (CRC). Approximately 30% of people with CRC have a family history of the disease, and 5% to 6% have mutations that are diagnostic of a known hereditary ca… Continue reading →

A textbook with the stated goal of providing practical guidance to busy clinicians on how to manage patients with cirrhosis and its complications would be an invaluable resource. This 352-page hardcover compendium, however, fails to achieve its goal, d… Continue reading →

A textbook with the stated goal of providing practical guidance to busy clinicians on how to manage patients with cirrhosis and its complications would be an invaluable resource. This 352-page hardcover compendium, however, fails to achieve its goal, d… Continue reading →

Lynch Syndrome is a genetic mutation that increases a person’s risk for certain cancers. One in every 440 Americans has Lynch Syndrome, but the majority of these people have not been diagnosed. A doctor can estimate a person’s risk of having Lynch … Continue reading →

Sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) is a somatic genetic disease in which pathogenesis is influenced by the local colonic environment and the patient’s genetic background. Consolidating the knowledge of genetic and epigenetic events that occur with init… Continue reading →

Sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) is a somatic genetic disease in which pathogenesis is influenced by the local colonic environment and the patient’s genetic background. Consolidating the knowledge of genetic and epigenetic events that occur with init… Continue reading →