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Lifestyle and Behavioral Factors in Lynch Syndrome Cancer Risk
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
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12 hours ago2 min read
Week 4: Lynch Syndrome in Focus - 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. 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
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2 days ago3 min read
Finding Genetic Testing and Care for Hereditary Colon Cancer: An Infographic
Dylane Wineland, CGA-IGC Communications Committee member
CGA-IGC
Mar 171 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
Mar 172 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
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Mar 163 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
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Mar 164 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
CGA-IGC
Mar 92 min read
In His Own Words: A Young Patient’s Journey with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
Mike Caprio - Author and FAP Patient Advocate Mike Caprio with his book "A Bump in the Road." I’ll never forget my reaction to the news. I was sitting on the couch in my living room. My dad sat beside me, giving a concerned side eye glance. My mom sat across from us, gripping her cup of tea with both hands. A distressed look had taken over her face as she said the words that sent my mind into a whirlwind. “Sweetie… the results have come back positive on that test we took a
CGA-IGC
Mar 43 min read
Can low milk consumption impact the risk of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer?
Jennifer Fijor ARNP - CGA-IGC Communication Committee Member Read the paper HERE
CGA-IGC
Mar 31 min read
Week 1: Advocacy and Early-Onset CRC - 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 1 centers on Advocacy , featuring Fight CRC’s key initiatives, including United in Blue , Call on Congress , and important updates on early-onset colorectal cancer. March 1 / Kick off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - We’re proud to once again xpartner with Fight CRC for United in Blue Volunteer Day . Our President, Elana
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Mar 13 min read
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