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Risk of endometrial cancer for women diagnosed with HNPCC-related colorectal carcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 1 Dec 2010
Obermair Andreas, Youlden Danny R, Young Joanne P, Lindor Noralane M, Baron John A, Newcomb Polly, Parry Susan, Hopper John L, Haile Robert, Jenkins Mark A
Abstract excerpt
The risk of endometrial cancer (EC) subsequent to a diagnosis of colorectal cancer in women with a germline mutation in a mismatch repair gene [Lynch syndrome or hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC)] is unknown. We estimated the risk of EC following a diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) for women with Lynch syndrome. A retrospective cohort study was performed on women diagnosed with CRC with a...
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