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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio cancer center is leading a statewide colon cancer screening in a study aimed at preventing the disease.
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center says the project involving 42 hospitals around the state hopes to screen all Ohioans diagnosed with colon cancer since January 2013 for Lynch syndrome. The inherited genetic mutation is known to significantly increase the risk and recurrence of colon cancer.
Officials say the syndrome also predisposes people to develop other cancers. They say knowledge that a person has syndrome can encourage that person and family members to get screened. Another goal is to create a statewide database for future research about colon cancer in Ohio.
Officials say 1,500 patients across Ohio have joined the screening so far. Participants can enroll through December.
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