Screening and testing practices for Lynch syndrome in Nova Scotians with endometrial cancer: a descriptive study

Identifying affected people is crucial to cancer management and in providing risk-reducing strategies for them and their affected relatives.

Results: They identified 465 people diagosed with endometrial cancer during the study period. Most were aged 51 years or older, and had obesity and low-grade early-stage endometrioid tumours. Tumour immunohistochemistry testing was performed in 444 cases (95.5%). Based on local criteria, 189 patients were eligible for genetic counselling, of whom 156 (82.5%) were referred to medical genetics. Of the 98 patients who underwent germline testing, 9 (9.2%) were diagnosed with Lynch syndrome.

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