title: Underutilization of Lynch syndrome screening in a multisite study of patients with colorectal cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine Lynch syndrome screening of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in integrated health-care-delivery organizations.
  
  
  METHODS
  We determined the availability of Lynch syndrome screening criteria and actual Lynch syndrome screening in the medical records of 1,188 patients diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer between 2004 and 2009 at seven institutions in the Cancer Research Network.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found infrequent use of Lynch syndrome screening (41/1,188). Family history was available for 937 of the 1,188 patients (79%). There was sufficient information to assess Lynch syndrome risk using family history-based criteria in 719 of the 937 patients (77%) with family history documentation. In 391 individuals with a family history of a Lynch syndrome-associated cancer, 107 (27%) could not be evaluated due to missing information such as age of cancer onset. Eleven percent of patients who met the Bethesda criteria and 25% of individuals who met the Amsterdam II criteria were screened for Lynch syndrome. Recommended guidelines were adhered to during screening, but no testing method was preferred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The information required for Lynch syndrome screening decisions is routinely collected but seldom used. There is a critical gap between collection of family history and its use to guide Lynch syndrome screening, which may support a case for implementation of universal screening guidelines.
authors: Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA.
authors: Deanna S
authors: DS
authors: Cross
authors: Alanna Kulchak
authors: AK
authors: Rahm
authors: Tia L
authors: TL
authors: Kauffman
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Webster
authors: Anh Quynh
authors: AQ
authors: Le
authors: Heather
authors: H
authors: Spencer Feigelson
authors: Gwen
authors: G
authors: Alexander
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Meier
authors: Adedayo A
authors: AA
authors: Onitilo
authors: Pamala A
authors: PA
authors: Pawloski
authors: Andrew E
authors: AE
authors: Williams
authors: Stacey
authors: S
authors: Honda
authors: Yeehwa
authors: Y
authors: Daida
authors: Catherine A
authors: CA
authors: McCarty
authors: Katrina A B
authors: KA
authors: Goddard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D003625:Data Collection; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
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