Lynch syndrome patients face an increased risk for several cancers compared to an average-risk person without a hereditary cancer syndrome. If any of the Lynch-associated cancers run in your family, it’s important to let your geneticist know.

  • Upper urinary tract or renal pelvis cancer (up to 28%)
  • Skin cancer (up to 9%)
  • Pancreatic cancer (up to 6%)
  • Small intestine cancer (up to 11%)
  • Bladder (up to 13%)
  • Hepatobiliary tract cancer (up to 4%)
  • Brain/central nervous system cancer (up to 3%)