Chandrika Kurpad MS, LCGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Member Synthesized from the CGA-IGC 2026 podcast series, Episode 4 featuring Kimberly Zayhowski, a certified genetic counselor and assistant program director at Boston University, and Dr. Iris Romero, a professor of OB/GYN at the University of Chicago who specializes in hereditary cancer prevention and LGBTQ+ health, in conversation with host Ying Lu, a GYN medical oncologist who leads the Inherited GYN Cancer Progr

Thanks to our Communication Committee members for their valuable contribution to the 2026 FAP Awareness Week. If you missed any of our content we shared during FAP Awareness Week, which took place from June 14-20, you can find all of the resources below in one place. A timely reminder: valuable FAP-focused research grant opportunities are currently available. CGA-IGC is proud to partner with the Roxanne and Henry Brandt Foundation to offer up to two 2-year research awards fo

Dylane Wineland, MS, LCGC - Communications Committee Member Each year, National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is observed beginning on the Thursday before the Juneteenth holiday, highlighting the disproportionate impact that cancer has on Black families and communities. This year's observance takes place June 18 through June 24 and serves as an opportunity to encourage conversations about family health history, promote cancer prevention and screening, and raise awareness

Jennifer Fijor, ARNP - CGA-IGC Communications Committee member Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is one of the well-known hereditary cancer syndromes, caused by an autosomal dominant pathologic germline variant in the APC gene.¹ If left untreated, there is nearly a 100% risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Initial presentation is hundreds to thousands of adenomatous polyps during colonoscopy. FAP makes up approximately 0.5% of CRC cases and occurs in approximately 1/8,500 peo