Is FAP & Gardner Syndrome the same?

ladybugg CSN Member Posts: 20

May 2007 edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1

I have been looking into yahoo groups for support and I found 1 gardner syndrome and they are saying that they are the same. I'm very confused, can someone help?

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  shmurciakova CSN Member Posts: 906 Member

  May 2007 #2

  I am no expert, but I think it is the same.....
  Good luck with finding a group.
  -Susan

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  taraHK CSN Member Posts: 1,952 Member

  May 2007 #3

  check out
  http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic163.htm
  Gardner syndrome seems to be one type or a variant of FAP -- but much rarer
  Tara

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  ladybugg CSN Member Posts: 20

  May 2007 #4

  shmurciakova said:

  I am no expert, but I think it is the same.....
  Good luck with finding a group.
  -Susan

  I have found a group on yahoo that says they are the same thing. Thank you for the luck I will need it.
  
  
  
  Jackie

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