Skip to main content
. 2010 Feb 3;102(3):193–201. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djp473

Table 4.

Risk of cancer in 10-year intervals for MSH6 mutation carriers at ages 50, 60, and 70 years who have had no previous diagnosis of the cancer (or group of cancers) at the beginning of the 10-year period*

10-y cancer risk at age, % (95% CI)
Cancer Sex 50 y 60 y 70 y
Colorectal cancer Male 6 (3 to 9) 14 (8 to 22) 28 (16 to 45)
Female 3 (1 to 5) 6 (3 to 11) 11 (4 to 23)
Endometrial Female 7 (5 to 11) 14 (9 to 21) 24 (14 to 36)
Any Lynch cancer Male 6 (4 to 10) 15 (9 to 24) 31 (17 to 48)
Female 12 (9 to 17) 24 (17 to 33) 41 (29 to 55)
*

For example, a man with no previous colorectal cancer diagnosis at age 70 years has a 28% risk for development of a colorectal cancer by age 80 years.

Any Lynch cancers include cancers of the colorectum, endometrium, kidney, stomach, ovary, small bowel, ureter, and brain.