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Hereditary cancer registries improve the care of patients with a genetic predisposition to cancer: contributions from the Dutch Lynch syndrome registry.
Familial cancer - 1 Jul 2016
Vasen Hans F A, Velthuizen Mary E, Kleibeuker Jan H, Menko Fred H, Nagengast Fokke M, Cats Annemieke, van der Meulen-de Jong Andrea E, Breuning Martijn H, Roukema Anne J, van Leeuwen-Cornelisse Inge, de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel Wouter H, Wijnen Juul T
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The Dutch Hereditary Cancer Registry was established in 1985 with the support of the Ministry of Health (VWS). The aims of the registry are: (1) to promote the identification of families with hereditary cancer, (2) to encourage the participation in surveillance programs of individuals at high risk, (3) to ensure the continuity of lifelong surveillance examinations, and (4) to promote research, in particular the...
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