Reducing barriers to care for those with Li-Fraumeni syndrome
The 7th International LFS Association Symposium delivered a powerful global collaboration intended to provide the best of care and hope to
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
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
Raissa
I discovered the diagnosis before cancer. I had cancer twice, first in 2018 with a retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma and in 2021
Silvia
I discovered the syndrome in 2018 after breast cancer. My breast surgeon, after reviewing my medical history, suggested I see
Li-Fraumeni syndrome: predicting cancer risk more precisely
The two MHH researchers Lucas John Müntnich and Professor Christian Kratz refer to the cluster analysis of the study, according to which cancer-free
Reducing barriers to care for those with Li-Fraumeni syndrome
The 7th International LFS Association Symposium delivered a powerful global collaboration intended to provide the best of
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
William
My late son, Raphael Lee, was first diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma on his left forearm in 2008 when he was 8 months old. He underwent
Camila
In December 2022, my mother was diagnosed with retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma after experiencing severe abdominal pain. This led to the discovery of a hereditary cancer
A Fatal Inheritance – How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
Larry Ingrassia’s, A Fatal Inheritance, is the most comprehensive biography of Li-Fraumeni syndrome for the lay reader to date. Though this book reads like a
New survey – vaccines for primary cancer prevention in adolescents & young adults
The Huntsman Cancer Institute in Utah is studying attitudes pertaining to vaccines for primary cancer prevention in adolescents and young adults with cancer predisposition syndromes.
Congratulations to NCI’s Dr. Payal Kincha, co-chair of LFSA – India!
Dr. Payal Khincha, M.B.B.S., M.S.H.S., the inaugural Lasker Clinical Research Scholar in DCEG's Clinical Genetics Branch (CGB), whose expertise in diagnosing and managing Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Liquid biopsy improves early cancer detection and diagnosis in patients with LFS
LFSA Medical Advisory Board Member Dr. David Malkin and his team at SickKids in Toronto continue to improve the lives of those with Li-Fraumeni
