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Question 7.1 The family depicted has Lynch syndrome (previously referred to as the hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer [HNPCC]) syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by a high risk to develop colon…
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One of the most prognostically significant landmarks is achieving CCyR at 12 months and many other parameters are based on the likelihood of obtaining this response. For example, for patients…
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