Rare Lynch Syndrome cancer on the rise among young people
(AGI) Rome, Feb 27 - Cases of Lynch Syndrome, also known ashereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, an inherited cancerof the digestive tract, is on the rise among young people inItaly. Researchers at the Gastroenterology and DigestiveEndoscopy Unit at the Regina Elena national cancer institute inRome have published a comparative study in the World Journal ofGastroenterology. The study evidences a decline in cases ofcolorectal cancer in the U.S. and Europe, in the generalpopulation aged 50 and above, thanks to screening programmes,and a 3 to 8.6 percent rise in cases of colorectal cancer in