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NCI: Making Strides Toward Precision Medicine for Individuals with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

Read about the advancements in LFS research that our team at the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Clinical Genetics Branch, have accomplished in their March 2022 news update.

By |2024-07-11T15:16:55-04:00March 8th, 2022|LFS News|0 Comments

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Association Lauds Advancements in Classifying Hereditary Cancer Risks

HOLLISTON, MA -- The Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Association (LFSA), dedicated to furthering research and worldwide awareness of the inherited cancer predisposition disorder, celebrates new findings published in the renowned JAMA Oncology journal with implications to better predict cancer risk. First presented at LFSA's 5th International Symposium last year, the concept of analyzing tumor patterns and

By |2024-07-11T15:16:55-04:00October 28th, 2021|LFS News, Press Release|0 Comments

Genetic Counselor Recommendations for Cancer Predisposition Evaluation and Surveillance in the Pediatric Oncology Patient

Published by AACR in 2017, this publication was written by some of the invaluable members of LFSA's Genetic Counseling Advisory Group.   In this article, the authors present a genetic counseling framework for oncology professionals. They discuss key points of entry and offer recommendations on when and how to provide initial and follow-up genetic counseling

By |2025-03-13T16:17:06-04:00July 2nd, 2017|LFS News, Papers & Research Literature|0 Comments

Li-Fraumeni syndrome: report of a clinical research workshop and creation of a research consortium (and the LFS Association)

On November 2, 2010, the National Cancer Institute convened a workshop at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, bringing together clinicians and scientists, as well as individuals from families with LFS, to review the state of the science, address clinical management issues, stimulate collaborative research, and engage the LFS family community. This workshop

By |2025-02-20T15:39:39-05:00October 20th, 2012|LFS News, Papers & Research Literature, Reference|0 Comments
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