Hereditary colorectal cancer

Hereditary colorectal cancer: Introduction

Hereditary colorectal cancer: Individuals affected with hereditary colorectal cancer inherit a mutation in one of several genes involved in DNA mismatch repair, including MSH2, MLH1, and PMS2. ras gene mutations have been detected in the stool of patients with colorectal cancer and may in the future be useful in early diagnosis. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hereditary colorectal cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Hereditary colorectal cancer

• Colon cancer often is found by screening and may be completely asymptomatic. But the most common presentation includes:
• Abdominal pain
• Altered bowel habits
• Occult bleeding
• Intestinal obstruction
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 6 symptoms of Hereditary colorectal cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Hereditary colorectal cancer?

• Failure to diagnose Hereditary colorectal cancer
• Hidden causes of Hereditary colorectal cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Hereditary colorectal cancer

Causes of Hereditary colorectal cancer

• Genetics is a very important risk factor for development of colorectal cancer. Familial polyposis, in which patients inherit a mutant copy of the APC tumor suppressor gene, is rare but confers very high risk
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Hereditary colorectal cancer:

• Underlying causes of Hereditary colorectal cancer

Treatments for Hereditary colorectal cancer

• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy
• more treatments...»

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Hereditary colorectal cancer

Medical research articles related to Hereditary colorectal cancer include:

• Prediction of MLH1 and MSH2 mutations in Lynch syndrome.
• Colorectal cancer screening clinical practice guideline.
• Colon, Polyposis Syndromes
• Conversion analysis for mutation detection in MLH1 and MSH2 in patients with colorectal cancer.
• CEA-SCAN for imaging recurrence and/or metastases in patients with histologically demonstrated carcinoma of the colon or rectum
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Colorectal Cancer Screening : guidance on gastrointestinal surveillance for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, familial adenomatous polyposis, juvenile polyposis and Peutz-Jehger's Syndrome
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Prognosis for Hereditary colorectal cancer

Prognosis for Hereditary colorectal cancer: Prognosis depends on stage. Refer patients with early onset colorectal cancer for genetic counseling. Such counseling may lead to awareness and/or testing of family members at risk.

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Reseach about Hereditary colorectal cancer

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