CRC Task Force: genetic testing for all newly-diagnosed colorectal cancer patients

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer has issued a new guideline recommending genetic testing for all tumors of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients, according to an American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy news release.

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The task force also released recommendations for the surveillance and management of Lynch syndrome, which accounts for approximately 3 percent or more of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer cases in the United States, according to the report.

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