Lynch Syndrome
Signs and Symptoms
People with Lynch syndrome may have:
- Colon cancer that occurs at a young age, especially before age 45
- A family history of colon cancer that occurs at a young age
- A family history of endometrial cancer
- A family history of other related cancers, including ovarian cancer, kidney cancer, stomach cancer, small bowel cancer, liver cancer or other cancers
Those with Lynch syndrome have a 70 percent chance of developing colon cancer by age 70. Colon cancer patients with Lynch syndrome have an estimated 40 percent risk of developing a second primary colon cancer within seven years of being diagnosed after the first tumor. Women with Lynch syndrome have a 40 percent to 60 percent estimated lifetime risk of developing endometrial cancer.
Lynch syndrome may also increase a person's risk for cancers of the stomach, ovary, urinary tract, hepatobiliary tract, brain, small intestine, skin and pancreas.
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