Lynch syndrome may be the most common cause of hereditary colorectal cancer, but it often goes undetected. A short questionnaire can help.
A group at a busy gastroenterology office at the University of British Columbia found that by administering the brief survey, they could significantly boost their identification of patients with Lynch syndrome. The instrument, called the Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, was developed by Fay Kastrinos, MD, the director of the Gastrointestinal High Risk