HNPCC Info

Wanted people who survived cancer I want to hear their stories. I want to know what went through there minds when they were told they had cancer...... refer your friends and family to this website so they can share. Ivy

This study has identified several variations in the DNA of chromosome 9, which are associated with risk of ovarian cancer. One particular variation called SNP rs3814113 was most strongly associated with risk of ovarian cancer, with the common variant associated with increased risk. As ovarian cancer has symptoms that can be difficult to interpret, cases are often diagnosed at quite an advanced cancer stage when the chances of recovery have become slim. The identification of common ovarian cancer susceptibility genes may offer the potential to identify which women face the greatest risk of the disease and provide them with earlier treatment. While this work is an important early step towards such a goal, genetic screening for ovarian cancer is still likely to be some way off. Where did the story come from? Honglin Song and several colleagues from around the world carried out this research, which was published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature Genetics. The study received ...

NursingTimes Behind the Headlines Ovary cancer genes found : BBC News says that a ‘flawed gene’ has been .. http://bit.ly/QqTkd

Just read a story about one woman's cancer experience. I bet everyone has a story about what goes through your mind when you are told you have cancer. Her thought were about her stunned family members, one crying and the other in shock. I bet there are quite a few stories that could be qualitatively studied. Those experiences could help nurses better help patients during this time.

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.

This article has been published in the most recent edition of the Med Surg Nursing Journal. The article will be attached as a downloadable file in the very near future. This is an article that was a tribute to my mom. Her wish was to have me continue the journey of educating people on this genetic form of cancer. This article is just one more step in that journey.

This poem was sent to me by my cousin Hewitt Madigan's girlfriend Hazel. Hewitt wrote this poem for a friend a week after his friend's brother died. Hewitt died in 2006 from pancreatic cancer. His mother, Judy Madigan, died of colon cancer in 1983. His brother Joel had a colonoscopy after we informed him of the genetic connection. Joel had a partial colectomy due to a cancerous polyp in his colon. Hewitt Madigan, 1957 - 2006 make up a day minute by minute tell me who was and who wasn't in it was the morning a long one the afternoon hot were the fields there pretty were you happy or not? make up a week, day by day tell me who came and who went away did it seem to go fast did it seem to go slow was it during the summer or deep in the snow? make up a life time, the minutes, the days remember the laughter in all of its ways make up a lifetime, the months and the years let me always be with you through the laughter and tears. to jeff from hewitt 6/16/78