📣 Highlighting #MinorityHealthAwarenessMonth: Equity in Every Step ⚖️
CRC impacts minority populations earlier, w/ worse outcomes. Early-onset CRC should prompt #hereditarycancer evaluation to guide prevention & care🧬
Learn ⏫
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💙 #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth united partners to raise awareness of a disease still impacting too many, especially younger🧑🤝🧑
🔍 Early detection matters, but disparities remain
🧬 We highlighted #LynchSyndrome & #FAP
📅 Explore our full campaign & weekly highlights 👇 🔗tinyurl.com/25meve8b
Week 4 of #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth spotlights #LynchSyndrome 🧬 Learn more 👉tinyurl.com/bp8h9a3r
Drs. Loomans-Kropp & Foda are advancing research through the LINEAGE Consortium using pt-reported data to better understand real-world cancer ⚠️
📖 Blog 👇tinyurl.com/t575emh8
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💙 Week 3 of #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth highlights JEDI & inequities affecting minority communities
➡️We begin with Anuja Chitre, MS, CGC 🧬 reviewing a study showing gaps in family history assessment for hereditary colon cancer
📜Read her blog 👉https://tinyurl.com/z6pzxn4b
#HereditaryGICancer
💙 #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth continues!
Week 2 highlights colorectal cancer research 🔬 showcasing discoveries from the #HereditaryGICancer community 🧬 and resources supporting early-career researchers 👩🔬👨🔬
Learn what’s coming this week 👇
www.cgaigc.com/post/week-2-...
Powerful blog by our Comms Cttee chair Michelle Springer, MS, CGC!
👍for providers wanting to learn ⏫ abt the role of 🧬 testing & its critical role in identifying these risks early incl for #HereditaryGICancer helping pts & 👪 access tailored screening, prevention & treatment strategies. Read it 👇
💙 Today kicks off #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth!
🔗 View this week's blog HERE 👉tinyurl.com/y87a25rv
Today spotlights @fightcrc.bsky.social 🤝 & today’s United in Blue Volunteer Day 💙
Be sure to explore Fight CRC’s March toolkit 👉tinyurl.com/yjht9r8a
#HereditaryGICancer #CRCawareness
💙#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth 2026 💙
March 1 is almost here, & we're ready 🧬 Learn more what will happen here 👉 tinyurl.com/4z2h9fdy
We’ll share weekly themes + practical, evidence-based insights for healthcare professionals 👩⚕️👨⚕️📚
📜New blog each week to keep you updated!
#HereditaryGICancer
🙏 to our Comms Cttee Chair Michelle Springer for reviewing “Genetic Evaluation for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes Among African Americans” & sharing key insights 🧬
➡️The article highlights inequities in access to genetic counseling & testing
💙Read her blog 👉 tinyurl.com/bdecj2j4
#HereditaryGICancer
📣 1 week until #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth! 💙
🧬 Read our blog on partnering with @FightCRC for #CRCAwarenessMonth, incl 🔵 United in Blue, 📍Volunteer Day (March 1, DC), 🚩 blue flags & 💪 #StrongArmSelfie.
Learn more & get involved 👉 tinyurl.com/y4rs69nb
#HereditaryGICancer #LynchSyndrome
📢 Abstract deadline EXTENDED‼️
🧬 Lynch Syndrome Scientific Symposium 2026 @danafarber.bsky.social
📍 Boston | 🗓️ Apr 13, 2026
👩⚕️ Researchers & clinicians
💻 In-person + virtual
🚨 Last chance to submit an abstract
⏰ Deadline: Feb 20, 2026 (11:59 PM)
👉 Submit here: tinyurl.com/bdzj9vn5
#LynchSyndrome
🧬 Join the 5th Annual Lynch Syndrome Symposium
📅 Mar 10, 2026
💻 Virtual | 💸 Free | 🎓 CEU/CME included
A full day on the latest advances in #LynchSyndrome research & clinical care. Open to clinicians, pts & families
🔗 Info: tinyurl.com/yc48f5as
📝 Register: tinyurl.com/4dkeevbv
#HereditaryGICancer
📣Feb 4 is #WorldCancerDay 🌍
The theme #UnitedByUnique reminds us that no two cancer journeys, or families, are the same.
➡️CGA-IGC & our members are united in improving care for #HereditaryGICancer, while honoring every family’s unique story and experience.
🔥📰 Hot off the press!
➡️Our past presidents authored a paper reflecting on our 30-year journey, now published in Familial Cancer.
🚨 Read it here 👉https://rdcu.be/e1A47
A milestone year led by our 2025 president, Beth Dudley Yurkovich. 🎉
More reflections: cgaigc.com/history
#HereditaryGICancer
🧬 Lynch Syndrome Scientific Symposium | Apr 13, 2026
Hosted by Dana-Farber’s Lynch Syndrome Center in Boston (in-person & virtual)
📒👉 tinyurl.com/43775aaw
🚨 Abstract deadline - Feb 16, 2026 (11:59 PM EST)
🔗 Register & submit abstract: 👉 tinyurl.com/4fkmt43v
#LynchSyndrome #HereditaryGICancer
📢 You’re invited to join the study “Understanding Genetic Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Counseling for Reduced Penetrance Variants in Hereditary Cancer” led by Madison Sipes.
✅ Learn more & take the survey here tinyurl.com/4v96kp7m or scan the QR code 👇
#HereditaryGICancer
The Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act (S.3607) has been reintroduced to expand Medicare access to genetic counselors strengthening pt access to genomic medicine
Take <1 min to act:
GCs: tinyurl.com/mvmbuj7d
Clinicians: tinyurl.com/2kdxjazb
Patients: tinyurl.com/37t92kxd
#hereditarygicancer
👩⚕️Nurse Practitioners & PAs, this one’s for you!
🎥 Watch this short video from Communications Committee member Jennifer Fijor as she shares how CGA-IGC membership supports her daily work in hereditary GI cancer 🧬 and her career growth.
👉 Take a listen 👇 & join us at cgaigc.com
#HereditaryGICancer
📣Episode 2 of our Genetic Counseling & Religion🎙️is live! Listen here👉tinyurl.com/bdenxrns
🧬Host Josie Baker (The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center) talks w/ Shilpa Narayan (Stanford Health) abt culturally responsive hereditary cancer care for Hindu American pts
#HereditaryGICancer
As 2025 comes to a close, a heartfelt thank you to our members and the wider #HereditaryGICancer community for your continued support of CGA-IGC 💙
We’re grateful for your engagement and look forward to connecting in the year ahead!
This year we celebrated 30 years of #CGAIGC
In October, we returned to where it all began in St. Louis, MO for #CGAIGC25
📍Missed it? 👀 the reflections from our past presidents @ #CGAIGC25 👉cgaigc.com/history
#HereditaryGICancer
What role do APPs play on your #HereditaryGICancer care team? 🧬
Our Comms Cttee member Jennifer Fijor, ARNP, shares how APPs contribute to hereditary GI cancer care. Read her blog post 👉🔗tinyurl.com/6wje6vp8
How do you integrate APPs? APPs in genetics, oncology or GI, join us & connect. cgaigc.com
🎙️ New episode out now! 🧬
Episode 1 of our Genetic Counselling & Religion series launches during #Hanukkah 🕎, focusing on Orthodox Judaism.
Hosted by Josie Baker with guest Natalie Richeimer (JScreen), exploring culture, Halakha & #HereditaryGICancer care.
🎧Listen here👉tinyurl.com/e3vuhhvx
Great to see some CGA-IGC members involved in this important initiative- @drloomanskropp.bsky.social our research committee vice chair and Zsofia Stadler past council member.
📣Are you a healthcare provider supporting someone w/ Lynch syndrome?
➡️You may be interested in a study led by Holly LaDuca, MS, CGC on continuity & coordination of care
Learn more here👉tinyurl.com/2awrb5dx or scan the QR code 👇
#HereditaryGICancer
📣Join us next week for our final Hereditary Live of 2025!
Featuring cases from the U.S. & Germany, a 👍learning opp for the #HereditaryGICancer team
🚨Add Thursday’s session to your 📆& receive the 🔗to join 👉evt.to/Ci24303019
🙏to Cleveland Clinic, our moderators & presenters for an incredible year!
As we wrap up November, a month dedicated to #pancreaticcancer, #stomachcancer & the role of caregivers
We’re 🔦on the patient advocacy groups offering vital support & resources great tools for providers to share w/ pts & 👪
Blog by Anuja Chitre, MS, CGC 👉 tinyurl.com/4uf72mdp
#HereditaryGICancer
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁
We're grateful for our members, partners, stakeholders & followers who strengthen our mission every day.
It’s also National Family History Day, a great time to talk with loved ones about your family’s cancer history. 💬🧬
#HereditaryGICancer
📣Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month isn’t over 💜
Our Comms Cttee member, Chandrika Kurpad, MS, LCGC, breaks down key insights from the PRECEDE Consortium in her blog. Read 👉 tinyurl.com/bdzb3wbs
Explore more research collabs 🎙️👇
LINEAGE | GASTRIC | RRD Consortium at cgaigc.com
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