Familial burden and other clinical factors associated with various types of cancer in individuals with Lynch syndrome

Lynch syndrome (LS) is associated with increased risks of various gastrointestinal, gynecologic, genitourinary, and other cancers. Many clinical practice guidelines recommend that LS carriers’ screening strategies be devised based on their family history of various cancers, in addition to age-/sex-/gene-specific considerations. The aim of this study was to examine the association between family history and other clinical factors with LS carriers’ histories of various cancers.

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