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Question and Answer


This section of the newsletter will be devoted to answering questions and sharing information from our readers. Questions received will be published in the newsletter. We also encourage our readers who may have personal experience dealing with those issues to respond to questions. These responses will be published as well in the following issue of the newsletter. Question and Answer will also allow interested individuals to network with other families, to find a pen pal or learn about resources in your area. You do not need to include your name. Please send any questions or responses to:

Question and Answer c/o Helen Rodman, R.N. M.P.H.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Box 078
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030

Question

I have been found to have an inherited colon cancer predisposition. Now that I know that we have this gene in our family, I want to let other at risk family members know about this. I have several family members who I have not kept in close contact with. How should I go about approaching family members to let them know that they are at increased risk for this condition?

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