A 48-year-old member asked:
what can you tell me regarding rare types of colon (colorectal) cancer?
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Dr. James Gulley answered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Sure: The most common kind of colon cancer is adenocarcinoma. There are however many more rate types of colon cancer. You can find out more about these at cancer.Gov or on the pub med website.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
For what reason colon part is usually prone to cancer in hnpcc (hereditary hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer)?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
Pathology 49 years experience
Genetic disorder: Hnpcc also called lynch syndrome results from at least four type of genetic defects involving genes needed for repair of damaged dna. See this site for more info.
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/lynch-syndrome.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Why is the colon prone to cancer in hnpcc (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer)?
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Dr. Myron Arlen answered
Surgical Oncology 64 years experience
Genetic mutations: HNPCC or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer is an autosomal dominant genetic condition that has a high risk of colon cancer The disease first described by Lynch and is associated with other cancers including endometrial ovary and stomach. The increased risk is due to inherited mutations that impair DNA mismatch repair. .Individuals with HNPCC have an 80% lifetime risk for colon ca.
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