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Lynch Syndrome Module for GPs 1
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Question 1.
What is your name?
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Question 2.
What is your job title?
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Question 3.
In which GP surgery and Trust do you work?
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Question 4.
What is your email address?
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Question 5.
Why are you undertaking this training?
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Question 6.
Approximately, how many colorectal and endometrial cancers are caused Lynch syndrome?
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1%
3%
5%
10%
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Question 7.
Lynch syndrome predisposes to a variety of cancer types. Typically:
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Colorectal and endometrial cancer only
Colorectal, endometrial, ovarian, urinary tract, gastric, small intestine, hepato-biliary, sebaceous and CNS cancers
Colorectal, endometrial, breast and bone cancers
Colorectal, endometrial, liver, lung and breast cancers
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Question 8.
The cancer risk in Lynch syndrome can be managed by:
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Regular colonoscopy with polypectomy
Surgery
Lifestyle recomendations
Aspirin
One-off screening for H. Pylori
All of the above
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Question 9.
What is the inheritance pattern in Lynch syndrome?
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Autosomal dominant: Offspring have a 25% risk of having the same condition
Autosomal dominant: Offspring have a 50% chance of having the same condition
Autosomal recesive: Offspring have a 25% chance of having the same condition
Autosomal recesive: Offspring have a 50% chance of having the same condition
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Question 10.
What is the impact of understanding that the cancer has been caused by an inherited cancer syndrome for the patient?
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A predictive biomarker of treatment response and/or prognosis
An explanation for why cancer occurred
Information about secondary cancer risk and prevention
All of the above
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Question 11.
What is the impact of understanding that the cancer has been caused by an inherited cancer syndrome, for the patient's family members?
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Permit the implementation of cancer screening and risk-reducing interventions
Inform future cancer risk
Aid reproductive decisions (e.g. pre-implantation genetic diagnosis)
All of the above