Hereditary Colorectal Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rodriguez-Bigas, Miguel A. (Editor), Cutait, Raul (Editor), Lynch, Patrick M. (Editor), Tomlinson, Ian (Editor), Vasen, Hans F.A (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: M.D. Anderson Solid Tumor Oncology Series ; 5
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Oncology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.

Early detection of colorectal cancers is a significant and relatively recent achievement. Persons who carry genetic mutations linked to hereditary colorectal cancer make up 20% of the patient population. With the advent of molecular genetics and the description of hereditary colorectal cancer syndro...