title: Report of a family with cancer family syndrome.
abstract: A report of the history and management of colonic cancer in two brothers with Cancer Family Syndrome is presented. An analysis is made of the prevalence of colonic and endometrial cancer in this family. The risk to the progeny of affected and unaffected individuals is discussed, and recommendations for screening for early signs of cancer are offered. [Key words: Cancer, colonic, familial; Cancer Family Syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000235:genetics; D010375:Pedigree; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics