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Familial colorectal cancer: A label applied to families that contain an unusual aggregation of members with cancer of the colon or rectum but that do not appear to have a known inherited colorectal cancer syndrome. Familial colorectal cancer (FCC) is essentially a descriptive term and does not point to a particular underlying cause.
Psychosocial Issues in Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes: Lynch Syndrome and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) Introduction Interest in Genetic Counseling and Testing ...
Familial colorectal cancer accounts for about 20% of cases and is attributed to mutated genes. These mutations may be passed from one generation to the next or ...
A US Department of Health and Human Service project providing information on genetic and rare diseases. A comprehensive body of resources on Familial colorectal cancer
Major Genetic Syndromes. Introduction Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) Density of colonic polyposis Extracolonic tumors
Background and aims: Polypectomy in the colon has been shown to prevent colorectal cancer in both the general population and in familial colorectal cancer.