Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Yelena Janjigian specializes in treating cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, including esophageal cancer and stomach cancer. She is Chief of the …
Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Yelena Janjigian specializes in treating cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, including esophageal cancer and stomach cancer. She is Chief of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Service.
Is stomach cancer genetic? What does it mean to have a CDH1 mutation?
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Having a CDH1 mutation means that you are at high risk for developing a very aggressive form of stomach cancer called hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC). The CDH1...