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Selection of patients for narratives. * Diagnoses included hereditary colon cancer syndromes (FAP, Lynch, HNPCC), colorectal cancer, or disease related to heightened risk of colorectal cancer. **Adult patients age 18 years or older. † Criteria include (1) primary care records available before diagnosis and (2) ≥ 1 year of records for review (excluding patients presenting only for second opinion or surveillance after outside diagnosis). ‡ Criteria include (1) primary care records available before diagnosis, (2) ≥ 1 year of records for review (excluding patients presenting only for second opinion or surveillance after outside diagnosis), and (3) subsequent diagnosis or GI-related plan of care (excludes orders that resulted in no finding related to GI diagnosis). Abbrev: AMC, academic medical center; GI, gastroenterology