Study Finds More Young White People Developing & Dying From Colorectal Cancer

ABC News talks about new treatments for colon cancer and how the younger generation has a greater risk of getting the disease.

Study finds more young, white people developing and dying from colorectal cancer

Death rates from colorectal cancer for adults aged 20 to 54 are increasing by 1 percent each year, according to a new study, a rise that appears to be driven by an increase in the number of younger white adults getting and dying from this disease.

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Margaret Cook Swanson Colon Cancer Awareness Group

This is the group that was started on Facebook to bring awareness to HNPCC. Feel free to join this group if you are interested in raising the awareness of genetic colon cancer. We will also be investigating ways to raise funds to help those who can't afford the testing required to diagnose colon cancer.

Get the Facts About Genetic Colon Cancer

Get the Facts: http://genefacts.org Lynch syndrome is a cancer predisposition syndrome caused by inherited mutations in genes responsible for correcting DNA replication errors. Individuals with Lynch syndrome have a greatly increased risk for colorectal, endometrial, and stomach cancers, and a moderately increased risk for other cancers. Key Points 1-3% of colon cancers attributable to Lynch syndrome Dominant inheritance with reduced penetrance (not all patients with mutations will manifest disease) Diagnosis based on clinical and family history, tumor pathology and/or genetic testing Screening and prophylactic surgeries effective in reducing some, but not all cancer risks Mutations in any of several genes can cause the syndrome

"Stronger Than That" Mayo Clinic Video

mayo clinic video to educate about colorectal cancer "Stronger Than That" - Craig Campbell As the official medical and social media partner for Fight Colorectal Cancer’s #StrongArmSelfie awareness campaign, Mayo Clinic produced this video for “Stro...

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