Jenn Perry on WEEI for Jimmy Fund Telethon
LFSA founder Jenn Perry shares her family's LFS story and what motivates her to advocate for research and advancements to support those
2011: Monograph on Li-Fraumeni Syndrome by David Malkin
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a genetic disorder linked to mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene, leading to a wide range of
1988: A cancer family syndrome in twenty-four kindreds by Fred Li
Researchers analyzed families with a pattern of sarcomas, breast cancer, and other cancers occurring in young patients. They found that cancer developed
1987: Normal cytotoxic response of skin fibroblasts from patients with Li-Fraumeni familial cancer syndrome to DNA-damaging agents in vitro
Researchers tested cells from people with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS), a genetic condition that increases cancer risk, to see how
Breast Cancer Screening Post-Mastectomy Study
You are being invited to participate in a questionnaire study being run by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This study consists
Dollar For – Financial Assistance Webinar
Watch our latest webinar: Navigating Hospital Financial Assistance, presented by Dollar For. Hosted by the LFS Association, this webinar
Larry Ingrassia – A difficult and inspiring journey of discovery
Lawrence Ingrassia, author of A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery, talks about the
Jenn Perry on WEEI for Jimmy Fund Telethon
LFSA founder Jenn Perry shares her family's LFS story and what motivates her to advocate for research and advancements to support those impacted by
Jenn Perry on WEEI for Jimmy Fund Telethon
LFSA founder Jenn Perry shares her family's LFS story and what motivates her to advocate for research
2011: Monograph on Li-Fraumeni Syndrome by David Malkin
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a genetic disorder linked to mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene, leading to
1988: A cancer family syndrome in twenty-four kindreds by Fred Li
Researchers analyzed families with a pattern of sarcomas, breast cancer, and other cancers occurring in young patients. They
Raissa
I discovered the diagnosis before cancer. I had cancer twice, first in 2018 with a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma and in 2021 with HER2-positive and hormone-positive breast
Silvia
I discovered the syndrome in 2018 after breast cancer. My breast surgeon, after reviewing my medical history, suggested I see a geneticist, and that's how
Marina
My name is Marina, I am 43 years old and I discovered I have the syndrome in 2019 after my mother's passing at the age
Barbara
I discovered the syndrome in January 2021, after my uncle underwent genetic testing in an attempt to find a better treatment for the cancer he
Isabel
I discovered Li-Fraumeni syndrome in 2017, after breast cancer at the age of 20. The oncologist requested genetic testing, and I was fortunate to
Janaína
I lost my mother to cancer in 2018. She had two types: lung carcinoma and brain astrocytoma. They mentioned it could be genetic at the