Awareness

Thank you to the #CGAIGC   Communications committee members, leaders & the wider #HereditaryGICancer  community for contributing to the...

Ophir Gilad, MD - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Hereditary Cancer Week is a great opportunity to give an update on ongoing research in...

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week is a time to bring attention to the...

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee , Kristin Zelley, MS, LCGC - CGA-IGC Education Committee , Kami Wolfe...

By Alessandro Mannucci, MD Communications Committee Member The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) is rapidly increasing,...

Thank you to #CGAIGC committee members, leaders & the wider #HereditaryGICancer community for their contribution to the 2024...

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Most cancer is not inherited in families and occurs sporadically, as a...

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Learn from our president, Bryson Katona, MD, PhD, about the importance of...

In a joint effort to address the rising prevalence of early-onset colorectal cancer, the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited...

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Updated Oct 3, 2024 Screening plays an important role in the early...

Black History Month is a time to celebrate the invaluable contributions of Black individuals across various fields, including genetics....

Chandrika Kurpad, MS, LCGC- CGA-IGC Communications Committee February is National Cancer Prevention Month.  In recognition of this,...

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee In observance of National Family Caregivers Month, the CGA-IGC and Fight...

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Approximately 1 in 280 individuals in the United States have Lynch...

Today, November 9th, we celebrate Genetic Counselor Awareness Day. Occurring on the second Thursday of November each year, the purpose of...

Diffuse Gastric and Lobular Breast Cancer Syndrome (DGLBCS) is caused by a genetic alteration passed down through generations within...

The function of the ATM gene is to make sure cells grow and divide at a controlled rate. When the ATM gene is mutated and can’t work...

The CDKN2A gene makes proteins that work as “tumor suppressors.” Tumor suppressor proteins do that - they prevent uncontrolled cell...

Pathogenic variants in a number of different hereditary cancer genes increase the risk for pancreatic cancer. These genes include BRCA1,...

Click here to listen to an interview between CGA-IGC members Dr. Zachariah Foda and Dr. Ajay Bansal about an exciting Lynch Syndrome...