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New Mayo Clinic Test Targets Lynch Syndrome, a Risk Factor for Colon Cancer

May 18th, 2011 - 12:30 pm

Mayo Clinic has developed a screening procedure that could dramatically increase testing for Lynch syndrome, a hereditary genetic disorder that raises cancer risk, particularly for colorectal cancer. An estimated 3 percent of colon cancers can be attributed to Lynch syndrome. … Continue reading →

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Complex Migraine

February 22nd, 2011 - 7:59 pm

More than 28 million Americans — three times more women than men — suffer from migraine, a type of headache that’s often severe. Although any head pain can be miserable, migraines are often disabling. With a “complex migraine” symptoms can … Continue reading →