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Finding Genetic Testing and Care for Hereditary Colon Cancer: An Infographic
Dylane Wineland, CGA-IGC Communications Committee member
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4 days ago1 min read


If You Don’t Know Who to Ask, Ask the Social Worker - World Social Work Day!
Emily Epstein, L.M.S.W - CGA-IGC JEDI Committee member March is National Social Work Month, and World Social Work Day is celebrated each year on the third Tuesday of March. It is a moment to recognize the role social workers play in supporting individuals, families, and communities. Social workers are everywhere in healthcare. Hospitals, oncology clinics, pediatrics, transplant teams, community programs, palliative care, behavioral health. There’s a joke - if you don’t know
CGA-IGC
4 days ago2 min read


Week 3: A JEDI Focus on Disparities in Minority Communities - 2026 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Throughout this year’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we will highlight a new theme each week to focus our collective attention and action. For Week 3, we are highlighting a JEDI-centered theme and drawing attention to the disparities that continue to affect several minority communities. This week’s content features both new resources and previously shared materials you may have missed, but that are well worth revisiting. March 16 / We were pleased to kick off week 3 wit
CGA-IGC
5 days ago3 min read


African-Americans Are Less Frequently Accessed for Hereditary Colon Cancer
Anuja Chitre, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Member Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the United States, and thus it is important to identify individuals at increased risk for CRC so that initiation, frequency, and method of screening can be appropriately determined. To identify individuals at higher risk for CRC, it is recommended to obtain a detailed family history (a three-generation cancer pedigree, including age at diagnosis) during
CGA-IGC
5 days ago4 min read


An Exosome-Based Liquid Biopsy for the Detection of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: The ENCODER Multicenter Study
Chandrika Kurpad MS, LCGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Member This study was supported by the 2023 CGA-IGC & Fight CRC Early Career Award in Hereditary or Familial CRC. Learn more about our grants HERE . Colorectal cancer used to be thought of as a disease of older adults. That assumption no longer holds. Rates of colorectal cancer in people under 50 — known as early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) — have climbed steadily for decades. Today it is the leading cause
CGA-IGC
Mar 114 min read


Week 2: Research in colorectal cancer - 2026 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Throughout this year’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we will highlight a new theme each week to focus our collective attention and action. Week 2 2026 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Blog post Week 2 shines a spotlight on colorectal cancer research, highlighting the important contributions and discoveries emerging from the hereditary GI cancer community, as well as the resources available to support early-career researchers. March 9 / W e’re thrilled to kick off the
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Mar 92 min read
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