Zacharia Foda, MD, PhD - CGA-IGC Meeting Planning Committee Member While evidence-based risk reduction strategies for Lynch syndrome such as surveillance, chemoprevention, and dietary measures exist, recent data have raised some questions about their effectiveness for cancer prevention. A critical limitation of these studies is the lack of information on adherence to risk reduction care and modifying factors like family history, lifestyle habits, and medication use. To addres

Throughout this year’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we will highlight a new theme each week to focus our collective attention and action. As highlighted in our introduction, approximately 1 in 279 people in the U.S. are living with Lynch syndrome. Thanks to the expertise and generosity of our members, we can share a rich collection of valuable resources for Week 4 of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. While some may be familiar, others offer new insights and updates tha

Dylane Wineland, MS, LCGC - , CGA-IGC Communications Committee member

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

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

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