Lynch Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Lynch syndrome, 04-144
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine how people with a family history of colon cancer and other related cancers respond to recommendations for cancer screening after genetic counseling. The purpose of your participation would be to help us learn more about whether people with a personal and/or family history of colorectal cancer and other cancers follow cancer screening recommendations.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALquestionnaires, telephone interview, optional blood drawn
Initial CGS Visit (All Prospective Participants)Clinical assessment (screening, family & personal history of CA, surgeries) 6 Month Follow-Up Phone Interview (Prospective) Follow-Up Questionnaire (prospective and retrospective) Retrospective Initial Interview Participants may also donate an additional blood, serum, saliva, urine, or stool sample for research, (in addition to the blood drawn for clinical testing) or for the sole purpose of research testing (in absence of clinical testing or prior external testing).
BEHAVIORALquestionnaires, telephone interview and optional blood drawn
Initial CGS Visit (All Prospective Participants)Clinical assessment (screening, family & personal history of CA, surgeries) 6 Month Follow-Up Phone Interview (Prospective) Follow-Up Questionnaire (prospective and retrospective) Retrospective Initial Interview Participants may also donate an additional blood, serum, saliva, urine, or stool sample for research, (in addition to the blood drawn for clinical testing) or for the sole purpose of research testing (in absence of clinical testing or prior external testing).
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* A patient will be eligible for enrollment if he/she is self-referred or physician-referred for genetic counseling at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's (MSKCC) Clinical Genetics Service due to a concern about increased risk for colon cancer or; * An individual who presents for genetic counseling at MSKCC's Clinical Genetics Service after undergoing genetic testing at an outside institution with a documented mutation in any gene associated with Lynch Syndrome or; * An individual who in the context of genetic counseling has received stricter colorectal and/or gynecologic screening recommendations than that of the general population regardless of genetic test results. * DNA of patients who have been consented to protocol 93-102 (Ascertainment of Peripheral Blood or Saliva Samples for Genetic Epidemiology Studies of Familial Cancers), who meet the eligibility criteria listed above, will also be eligible for inclusion in this study.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients will be excluded from this study if: he/she has physical, cognitive or psychiatric conditions that interfere with ability to give meaningful informed consent; he/she cannot read, write or communicate in English; he/she is less than 18 years of age; he/she has received a diagnosis of FAP.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess adherence to comprehensive, multi-organ screening and risk-reducing behavior recommendations in patients with Lynch Syndrome. | conclusion of study |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate predictive factors for adherence to comprehensive, multi-organ screening and risk-reducing behavior recommendations. | conclusion of study |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed