Browsing by Author "Syngal, Sapna"

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    • Changes in colorectal cancer screening intention among people aged 18–49 in the United States 

      Greaney, Mary L; Puleo, Elaine; Sprunck-Harrild, Kim; Syngal, Sapna; Suarez, Elizabeth Gonzalez; Emmons, Karen M (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: To determine whether exposure to a peer-led intervention focused on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, physical activity, and multi-vitamin intake can lead to increased intentions to be screened for CRC once ...

    • Gastric Cancer in Individuals with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome 

      Masciari, Serena; Dewanwala, Akriti; Stoffel, Elena M.; Lauwers, Gregory Y.; Hui, Hui; Achatz, Maria Isabel; Riegert-Johnson, Douglas; Foretova, Lenka; Silva, Edaise M.; Digianni, Lisa; Verselis, Sigitas J.; Schneider, Katherine; Li, Frederick Pei; Fraumeni, Joseph; Garber, Judy Ellen; Syngal, Sapna (Nature Publishing Group, 2011)
      PURPOSE: Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a rare hereditary cancer syndrome associated with germline mutations in the TP53 gene. Although sarcomas, brain tumors, leukemias, breast and adrenal cortical carcinomas are typically ...

    • Racial variations in frequency and phenotypes of APC and MUTYH mutations in 6,169 individuals undergoing genetic testing 

      Inra, Jennifer A.; Steyerberg, Ewout W.; Grover, Shilpa; McFarland, Ashley; Syngal, Sapna; Kastrinos, Fay (2016)
      Purpose To assess whether differences in frequency and phenotype of APC and MUTYH mutations exist among racially/ethnically diverse populations. Methods: 6169 individuals with personal and/or family history of colorectal ...

    • Stakeholder perspectives on implementing a universal lynch syndrome screening program: A qualitative study of early barriers and facilitators 

      Schneider, Jennifer L; Davis, James; Kauffman, Tia L; Reiss, Jacob A; McGinley, Cheryl; Arnold, Kathleen; Zepp, Jamilyn; Gilmore, Marian; Muessig, Kristin R.; Syngal, Sapna; Acheson, Louise; Wiesner, Georgia L; Peterson, Susan K; Goddard, Katrina A.B. (2015)
      Background: Evidence-based guidelines recommend that all newly diagnosed colon cancers be screened for Lynch syndrome (LS). Best practices for implementing universal tumor screening have not been extensively studied. Purpose ...

    • Universal tumor screening for Lynch syndrome: Assessment of the perspectives of patients with colorectal cancer regarding benefits and barriers 

      Hunter, Jessica Ezzell; Zepp, Jamilyn M.; Gilmore, Mari J.; Davis, James V.; Esterberg, Elizabeth J.; Muessig, Kristin R.; Peterson, Susan K.; Syngal, Sapna; Acheson, Louise S.; Wiesner, Georgia L.; Reiss, Jacob A.; Goddard, Katrina A.B. (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015)
      BACKGROUND Universal tumor screening for Lynch syndrome, the most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC), has been recommended among all patients newly diagnosed with CRC. However, there is limited literature ...