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From: Underutilization of Lynch syndrome screening in a multisite study of patients with colorectal cancer

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Availability and completeness of family history information recorded in patient medical records. *Cases of “No family history information recorded” (n = 251) were not evaluated for Lynch syndrome (LS) risk. Total n = 719 (of 937 with family history documentation) were evaluated for LS risk: “Family history unknown” (n = 10), “No family history of colon cancer” (n = 62), “Negative/noncontributory family history” (n = 39), and “≥1 relative with CRC or Lynch-related cancer AGE NOT RECORDED” (n = 107) could not be evaluated for Lynch syndrome risk due to insufficient information. CRC, colorectal cancer.

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