What are the indicators of hereditary colon cancer?
The following characteristics may indicate that a person has a predisposition for a particular type of colon cancer known as hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC): • multiple cases of colon cancer in successive generations • early onset colon cancer • right-sided colon cancers • presence of other HNPCC-associated cancers (endometrial, ovarian, stomach, urinary tract)
The following characteristics may indicate that a person has a predisposition for a particular type of colon cancer known as hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC): multiple cases of colon cancer in successive generations early onset colon cancer right-sided colon cancers presence of other HNPCC-associated cancers (endometrial, ovarian, stomach, urinary tract)