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Acromegaly, inherited risk What is this ?

 
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:21 pm    Post subject: Acromegaly, inherited risk Reply with quote
Seven years ago my mother died of colon cancer (matastasized to liver ca), age 65. She had acromegaly, probably since childhood (diagnosed and treated at age ~45). I understand that since her death at least one study has demonstrated a link between acromegaly and colon cancer. The question: if I do not show symptoms of acromegaly (inheritance is still an unknown for this condition, as I understand it), do I still face an increased likelihood of contracting CC?
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 6:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Acromegaly, inherited risk Reply with quote
Hello

Thanks for posting. Regardless of you having acromegaly or not, you are at increased risk just by having a first-degree relative with colon cancer. Talk to your doctor, since you will have to be screened more frequently than the general population.

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