Strategies for endometrial screening in the Lynch syndrome population: a patient acceptability study.

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Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant syndrome accounting for 2-5% of all colorectal cancer. In addition, women with Lynch syndrome have a substantially increased risk of developing endometrial cancer particularly pre-menopausally when symptom detection is more difficult. Current recommendations are that screening for endometrial cancer be offered to women identified to be at risk. The aim of the study was to...

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