Colon cancer driven by hereditary gene mutations in one in six patients
A Mayo Clinic study has reported that one in six patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) had an inherited cancer-related gene mutation, which likely predisposed them to the disease. In the study, ‘Use of Family History and Genetic Testing to Determine Risk of Colorectal Cancer’, published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, researchers within the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine also discovered that 60% of these cases would not have been detected if relying on a standard guideline-based approach.