Whole Body MRI Anxiety
A unique aspect of the LFSA International Symposium is the intersection of LFS families among globally renowned medical and scientific experts.
Another survey opportunity: Risk-reducing mastectomy decision making process for adolescents and young adults with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Another invitation to participate in a study about the risk-reducing mastectomy decision making process for adolescents and young adults with Li-Fraumeni
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
Barbara
I discovered the syndrome in January 2021, after my uncle underwent genetic testing in an attempt to find a better
Isabel
I discovered Li-Fraumeni syndrome in 2017, after breast cancer at the age of 20. The oncologist requested genetic testing,
Janaína
I lost my mother to cancer in 2018. She had two types: lung carcinoma and brain astrocytoma. They mentioned it
Fernanda
I discovered LFS in 2022 after treatment for advanced breast cancer! I needed to take the test because I
New 2025 AACR Screening Guidelines for Li‑Fraumeni Syndrome Now Available
The 2025 updated screening recommendations for individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) are now available from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), as published
Whole Body MRI Anxiety
A unique aspect of the LFSA International Symposium is the intersection of LFS families among globally renowned
Another survey opportunity: Risk-reducing mastectomy decision making process for adolescents and young adults with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Another invitation to participate in a study about the risk-reducing mastectomy decision making process for adolescents and
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
Olivia
Olívia Naves, 22 years old, she never had cancer, from São Paulo, Brazil Hello! My name is Olívia Naves and I’m 22 years old. Having
Ana
Ana Caroline, 37 years old, from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Never had cancer. When I was diagnosed with Li-Fraumeni, I was impacted in many ways because
Lakita
Lakita was born healthy with no medical issues in 2006 and loved dancing and art. At the age of 10 In the year (2017) she
Hot off the press!!! Genotype–phenotype associations within the Li-Fraumeni spectrum: a report from the German Registry.
In 2017, not only did Dr. Christian Kratz launch our international chapter, LFSA – Germany, but he also founded the German Cancer Predisposition Syndrome
New publication! Cancer surveillance for patients with LFS in Brazil
Dr. Maria Isabel Achatz led a recent publication on the cost-effectiveness of Cancer surveillance for patients with LFS in Brazil using the Toronto Protocol screening
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
