JOURNAL OF FAMILIAL TUMORS
Online ISSN : 2189-6674
Print ISSN : 1346-1052
Current Status and Future Prospects and Recent Trends in Treating Lynch Syndrome by the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
Kohji TanakayaYoichi FurukawaTeruhiko YoshidaTatsuro YamaguchiNagahide MatsubaraKeiji HirataYoshihisa SaidaMasami AraiHideki IshikawaChikashi IshiokaKazuo TamuraKokichi SuganoNaohiro TomitaHideyuki IshidaToshiaki WatanabeKenichi Sugihara
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2016 Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 19-22

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We herein describe the recent trends in treating Lynch syndrome (LS) over the past years conducted by the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) and discuss the current controversies and future prospects. The JSCCR was established in 1973. In 1991, the JSCCR proposed Japanese criteria to select patients with suspected LS and registered suspected LS families according to these criteria. From 1997 to 2010, the HNPCC registry and genetic testing project was implemented. In 2012, the JSCCR compiled the “JSCCR guidelines 2012 for the clinical practice of hereditary colorectal cancer”. Collaborations between relevant organizations are needed to manage various clinical issues in patients with LS.
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© 2016 The Japanese Society for Familial Tumors
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