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Resistant starch may help prevent some cancers in people with Lynch syndrome

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/resistant-starch-and-cancer-risk
Full article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9433960/

This study looked at whether a type of nutrient known as resistant starch could lower the risk of cancers in people with Lynch Syndrome. Researchers found that resistant starch can reduce the risk of non-colorectal cancers but not colorectal cancer. (Posted 10/17/22)

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The following screening and prevention studies are open to people with Lynch syndrome. 

Colorectal cancer

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