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20-30% is the percentage of FAP cases in patients with no family history.

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Surgical intervention. Without it, individuals with FAP will develop colorectal cancer.

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The risk remains. Extracolonic cancer risk still exists in FAP mutation carriers after a prophylactic colectomy.

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100% risk reduction in colorectal cancer is possible with appropriate preventative measures for FAP.

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APC is the primary gene that causes FAP and AFAP.

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10-99 is the number of cumulative polyps associated with attenuated FAP.

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Attenuated FAP mhas fewer polyps than FAP, sometimes as few as 10.

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FAP is associated with hundreds to thousands of polyps.

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Every year. Flexible sigmoidoscopy is recommended annually for FAP patients prior to colectomy.

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87% is the risk of colon cancer by age 45 for patients with FAP.

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16 years old. The average age at which colorectal polyps begin to appear.

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50 years old. The average age of colorectal cancer onset for an AFAP patient.

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Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

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Understand the differences. Attenuated FAP may be difficult to distinguish from HNPCC.

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AGA guidelines recommend genetic testing for at-risk individuals.

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Every 1 to 2 years. Regular colonoscopy is the best surveillance for patients with HNPCC or attenuated FAP.

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Men and women are equally at risk for developing colorectal cancer.

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ASCRS guidelines recommend genetic testing for at-risk individuals.

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Many patients with MAP will have no family history of colorectal polyps or cancer.

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10 or more adenomas, diagnosed over one or more colon exame, may indicate AFAP or MAP.

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MYH is the gene responsible for MYH-associated polyposis (MAP).

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ASCRS has developed surgical management guideliens for HNPCC.

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MAP should be managed according to guidelines for FAP/AFAP.

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50% is the risk of someone with an APC mutation passing it on to each of his or her children.

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