Celebrating the career and contributions of Dr Henry T. Lynch (1928-2019)

Grace I Butel-Simoes; Finlay Macrae; Allan D Spigelman

doi:10.1111/imj.14688

Celebrating the career and contributions of Dr Henry T. Lynch (1928-2019)

Intern Med J. 2020 Jan;50(1):108-109. doi: 10.1111/imj.14688.

Authors

Grace I Butel-Simoes¹, Finlay Macrae², Allan D Spigelman^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Colorectal Medicine and Genetics, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Cancer Genetics Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Hunter Family Cancer Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT), Harrow, UK.

PMID: 31943624
DOI: 10.1111/imj.14688

Abstract

This article celebrates the career of Dr Henry Lynch and his contributions to cancer genetics through his extensive research, clinical practice and his passion for personalising care by using a patient's genetic profile to determine management and treatment. Dr Lynch's contributions were momentous and continue to have relevance to medical practice, in particular in the fields of clinical genetics, medical oncology and gastroenterology.

Keywords: Lynch syndrome; cancer genetics; familial cancer.

Publication types

Biography
Historical Article

MeSH terms

Awards and Prizes
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / genetics
Gastroenterology / history
Genetics / history
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Medical Oncology / history*
United States

Personal name as subject

Henry Lynch