Screening and testing practices for Lynch syndrome in Nova Scotians with endometrial cancer: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying people with Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition predisposing those affected to colorectal, endometrial and other cancers, allows for implementation of risk-reducing strategies for patients and their families. The goal of this study was to describe screening and testing practices for this condition among people with endometrial cancer in Nova Scotia, Canada, and to determine the prevalence of Lynch syndrome in this population.

Methods

All patients diagnosed with endometrial cancer in Nova Scotia between May 1, 2017, and Apr. 30, 2020 were identified through a provincial gynecologic oncology database. Patients from out of province were excluded. We collected age, body mass index, tumour mismatch repair protein immunohistochemistry results, personal and f

SUBMITTER: Levesque M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10620005 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature