Multi-gene testing could detect more hereditary cancer syndromes
Dec 19, 2023
Up to 38.6% of people with colon cancer who have a hereditary cancer syndrome — including 6.3% of those with Lynch syndrome — could have their conditions remain undetected with current universal tumor-screening methods, and at least 7.1% of people with colorectal cancer have an identifiable inherited genetic mutation, according to new data published by scientists at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James). Experts say their data, which was gathered from a cohort of more than 3,300 colorectal cancer patients treated at 51 hospitals across Ohio, makes a strong scientific argument for implementing multi-gene panel testing as part of the standard of care for all colorectal cancer patients.
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