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Prostate cancer screening may benefit people with Lynch syndrome

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/prostate-cancer-screening-benefits-for-Lynch-syndrome
Full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(21)00522-2/fulltext

Initial results from the IMPACT trial show that PSA testing to screen for prostate cancer in people with Lynch syndrome can detect aggressive early prostate cancers. These findings support the use of PSA screening in men with Lynch syndrome, particularly men with an inherited mutation in an MSH2 or MSH6 gene. (Posted 11/10/22)

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