The LynchUK network holds its first working group meeting on the 23rd of November 2021, 1-5 pm.
This is a free, virtual event for healthcare professionals. To register interest in participating please contact Dr Marnix Jansen (m.jansen@ucl.ac.uk).
Lynch syndrome is the commonest familial cancer syndrome, affecting 1 in 150 to 400 individuals. It is caused by a genetic fault and significantly increases the risk of bowel cancer (70% of those affected will develop the disease, in most cases before the age of 50) and endometrial cancer.