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What percentage of lynch syndrome patients develop colon polyps by age 60? not cancer but just polyps

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Dr. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

Colon ca, not polyps: Lynch syndrome affects a minority of patients, as it is a rare condition that is often inherited (in about 30% of pts). Of these pts, about 70% will develop colon cancer - most of them by age 60. The risk is high. But the syndrome causes NON-polyp colon cancer, not polyps. It usually requires colon removal (colectomy) to reduce risk. Use HealthTap Prime or talk to your gastroenterologist about sym

Answered 1/5/2017

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