Hereditary colon cancer syndrome

Introduction: Hereditary colon cancer syndrome

Description of Hereditary colon cancer syndrome

Hereditary colon cancer syndrome (medical condition): An inherited disorder in which affected individuals have a higher-than-normal chance of developing colorectal cancer and certain other types of cancer, often before the age of 50.

See also:

Familial Colorectal Cancer:
  »Introduction: Familial Colorectal Cancer
  »Symptoms of Familial Colorectal Cancer
  »Treatments for Familial Colorectal Cancer

Hereditary colon cancer syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hereditary colon cancer syndrome:

• Colon cancer
• Hereditary
• Hereditary disease
• Hereditary disorder
• Colon
• Colon symptoms (14 causes)
• Colon disease
• Colon disorder
• Cancer

Hereditary colon cancer syndrome as a Disease

Hereditary colon cancer syndrome: Another name for Familial Colorectal Cancer (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Familial Colorectal Cancer
  »Symptoms of Familial Colorectal Cancer
  »Treatments for Familial Colorectal Cancer

Symptoms of Hereditary colon cancer syndrome (Familial Colorectal Cancer)

Some of the symptoms of Hereditary colon cancer syndrome incude:

• Asymptomatic in early stages
• Altered bowel habits
• Abdominal mass
• Weight loss
• Reduced appetite

See full list of 18 symptoms of Hereditary colon cancer syndrome (Familial Colorectal Cancer)

Treatments for Hereditary colon cancer syndrome (Familial Colorectal Cancer)

Treatments for Hereditary colon cancer syndrome (Familial Colorectal Cancer) include:

• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy

Read more about treatments for Hereditary colon cancer syndrome

Treatment of Hereditary colon cancer syndrome: For more treatment information about Hereditary colon cancer syndrome, see treatment of Familial Colorectal Cancer (Hereditary colon cancer syndrome)

Hereditary colon cancer syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Hereditary colon cancer syndrome:

• familial adenomatosis polyposis
• hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma

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