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

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

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

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

Jennifer Fijor ARNP - CGA-IGC Communication Committee Member Read the paper HERE

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

We were excited to once again serve as a resource for our members and the wider hereditary GI cancer community during the 2026 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. At CGA-IGC, our mission is to empower health care professionals with the knowledge they need to care for patients with hereditary GI cancer.  Thanks again to our wonderful Communication Committee members who worked tirelessly to create this month's content. This would not be possible without their hard work and dedi

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - Chair, CGA-IGC Communication Committee "CGA‑IGC is honored to once again join Fight CRC on the National Mall this March. Together, we’re amplifying the voices of families, survivors, and advocates as we advance awareness, prevention, and research in the fight against colorectal cancer."  Elana Levinson, MS, MPH, CGC, CGAF President, CGA-IGC Blue Flags Initiative .  United in Blue is FightCRC’s powerful initiative that transforms the National Ma

Anuja Chitre, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communication Committee Member The month of November has been an exciting time where we were able to raise awareness about pancreatic and stomach cancers and the indispensable role of caregivers! We would like to close the month by highlighting several patient advocacy organizations related to these causes which provide invaluable resources to our patients and their caregivers. We encourage you to look into them and share them with your patient

Chandrika Kurpad, MS, LCGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Member Source:  Manam A, et al. Areas of Uncertainty in Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance: A Survey Across the International Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection (PRECEDE) Consortium. JCO Precis Oncol.  2025;9:e2500696. doi:10.1200/PO-25-00696 Introduction Pancreatic cancer remains one of medicine's most formidable challenges, with a current 5-year survival rate of just 13% in the United States. However, when detected

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - Chair , CGA-IGC Communications Committee November is National Family Caregivers Month , a time to honor the millions of Americans who play an indispensable role in attending to the needs of their loved ones. Family caregivers are often the unsung heroes of healthcare, serving as a bridge between their loved one and providers. They help navigate complex medical systems, attend appointments, manage complex medical routines, and provide emotional su

Last week, we featured short video snippets from three individuals living with a hereditary GI cancer syndrome, each sharing their...

Thank you to the CGA-IGC Communications committee members, leaders & the wider #HereditaryGICancer  community for contributing to the 2025 #HereditaryCancerWeek   The mission   of CGA-IGC  is to be a resource to its members and the wider #HereditaryGICommunity,   and we're delighted to highlight the resources and initiatives shared during #HereditaryCancerWeek   This year’s Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week held added significance as CGA-IGC celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Lynch syndrome (LS) , driven by germline pathogenic variants in the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes ( MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2 , and EPCAM...

Learn from our president , Beth Dudley Yurkovich MS, MPH, CGC, CGAF about the importance of this partnership with Fight CRC. "CGA-IGC's...