Jacqueline Rush Foundation
@JRushFoundation
Determined to inform the public & medical community about Lynch Syndrome & help people realize the power of knowing what’s in their genes
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If you haven’t seen this review paper from Raffaella Casolino yet, I highly recommend it. Should be mandatory reading in every clinical cancer genetic course.
For #LynchSyndromeAwarenessDay this is your reminder that:
💠 Lynch syndrome is common (1:279 individuals)
💠 Lynch syndrome is actionable (increased surveillance/prevention options lead to better outcomes)
💠 Lynch syndrome is underdiagnosed (most people are not aware that they…
95% of people with Lynch syndrome don’t know they have it, but it’s so important to #knowyourbiomarker . Learn more at gcca.info/_Lynch_Syndrom… #linkinbio #lynchsyndrome #lynchsyndrome awareness #colorectalcancer #colorectalcancer awareness
Learning about diagnosing #LynchSyndrome across healthcare systems from Alanna Kulchak Rahm, PhD CGC at the Dana-Farber #LynchSyndrome AwarenessDay Scientific Symposium
Huge thanks to Jacqueline Rush Foundation for being here at today’s Dana-Farber #LynchSyndrome LYNKED IN patient and family conference!
Although small cohorts, again differential microbiota profiles are shown in #CRC according to the age of onset.
Emad El-Omar Fight Colorectal Cancer
Digestive Cancers Europe AECP
European Society of Coloproctology @FrontCellInfect
aecirujanos Aegastro
IBSAL FightEAOCRC
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36389150/
Knowing what’s in your genes is key to getting ahead of cancer & other health issues Our greatest appreciation to all genetic counselors doing this critical work, esp. Heather Hampel for all your dedication & effort for #LynchSyndrome leading to many more LS carriers being identified!
Proud to be bringing Precision Medicine, including germline & somatic genetic testing to our patients at City of Hope. It takes a lot of teamwork including 14 CRA/LVN consenters, 5 CRNs, 20 genetic counselors, 6 genetic counseling assistants, 5 genetics physicians, & many others.
Toni Seppälä Jill Genua, MD, FASCRS, FACS Zsofia Stadler Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center So exciting to see this paradigm shifting study and to think about how this will benefit our patients with Lynch syndrome. #INSIGHT2022
100% of #endometrial #cancer cases in Lancashire & South Cumbria region are accessing #tumour #testing for #Lynch #Syndrome Pathology Lancashire Teaching Pathology_ELHT BTHPathology & Morecambe Bay Pathology ⬇️ #data #evidence #NICE #compliance Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance
It is important to weigh in the 'preventative demands' that #lynchsyndrome #previvors have to consider...and ultimately to face if they follow protocols of prevention 👇 mdanderson.org/cancerwise/can…