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APC: Options for Cancer Treatment

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Cancer Treatment for People with Inherited Mutations

Currently there are no cancer treatments approved specifically for people with an APC mutation, however, clinical trials look at new types of treatment, which may become available in the future.

Because of the very high risk for a second (or third) colorectal cancer diagnosis, people with FAP who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer are recommended to undergo risk-reducing colectomy as outlined in our section on risk management. See our section on colectomy for descriptions of the different types of procedures.

To learn more about standard-of-care treatment options for specific types of cancer, visit our section on cancer treatment by cancer type.