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Learn more from Fight CRC about knowing your family's medical history! Day 1 Hereditary Cancer Week
Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) is partnering with us to observe and honor #HereditaryCancer Week. As part of their dedicated...
CGA-IGC
Sep 24, 20231 min read


CGA-IGC highlights #HereditaryGICancer during Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week!
Thank you to #CGAIGC committee members, leaders & the wider #HereditaryGICancer community for contributing to the 2023...
CGA-IGC
Sep 19, 20233 min read


Learn more about Life after prophylactic surgery for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications Committee If you didn’t have the chance to join us for our fourth webinar of the year...
CGA-IGC
Aug 30, 20232 min read


CGA-IGC & LA-GETH Collaboration - The 'Best of CGA-IGC & InSiGHT' Webinar!
CGA-IGC, in collaboration with LA-GETH, recently had the pleasure of presenting a wonderful webinar reviewing some of the highlights from...
CGA-IGC
Aug 10, 20232 min read


From the Nash Clash to Achtung Baby!
Support CGA-IGC and win U2 Concert Tickets! Here's what you need to know to win two tickets to see U2 live during the 2023 annual meeting...
CGA-IGC
Aug 2, 20231 min read


What to consider when considering a prophylactic gastrectomy for HDGC
Zachariah H Foda - CGA-IGC Communications Committee “A total gastrectomy changes an individual’s health and nutrition needs for the rest...
CGA-IGC
Jun 27, 20232 min read


Patients’ satisfaction w/Lynch syndrome providers-Interview w/2014 CGA-IGC Research Grant recipient!
Megha Ranganathan, MS, CGC Vice Chair, CGA-IGC Communications Committee What factors led to patient satisfaction after an educational...
CGA-IGC
May 31, 20232 min read


Joint webinar with NASPGHAN: Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome
If you didn’t have the chance or would like to re-watch some part of our last webinar, you can now access its recording if are a member. ...
CGA-IGC
May 16, 20232 min read


The sequence & timing of cancer development in LS: paving the way for cancer prevention strategies
Sanjeevani Arora – CGA-IGC Research Committee Lynch syndrome (LS) is characterized by Mismatch Repair (MMR) deficiency, which increases...
CGA-IGC
Apr 19, 20232 min read


Expand universal mismatch repair immunohistochemistry testing for all brain & small bowel tumors?
Catie Neumann – CGA-IGC Research Committee Mismatch repair (MMR) immunohistochemistry (IHC) has historically been utilized to screen for...
CGA-IGC
Apr 5, 20232 min read


Webinar focuses on Historical and current approaches to identifying individuals with Lynch syndrome
If you didn’t have the chance to join us for our second webinar of the year, you can now watch the recording if you are a member. Not a...
CGA-IGC
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Is there a long-term benefit to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer?
Linda H. Rodgers-Fouché - CGA-IGC Research Committee Immunotherapy has garnered much excitement from researchers, oncologists, and...
CGA-IGC
Mar 28, 20232 min read


Resistant Starch decreases the risk of cancer in patients with lynch syndrome in a randomized trial.
Zachariah H. Foda - CGA-IGC Communications Committee Does starch prevent cancer in patients with lynch syndrome by a mechanism that might...
CGA-IGC
Mar 22, 20232 min read


Can Use of Real-Time AI(CADEYE) w/Endoscopy Improve the Adenoma Detection Rate for Patients with LS?
Francesc Balaguer - CGA-IGC Research Committee Lynch syndrome (LS), an autosomal dominant disorder caused by pathogenic germline variants...
CGA-IGC
Mar 20, 20232 min read


Leaders discuss an action plan to reduce the burden of CRC by 2030 in the US
On March 10, 2023, our 2022 CGA-IGC president, Dr. Swati G. Patel, joined other colorectal cancer (CRC) experts, administration...
CGA-IGC
Mar 15, 20234 min read


CGA-IGC represented at Colorectal Cancer Moonshot Forum at the White House
We are honored and excited that CGA-IGC leaders and partners will be participating in the upcoming CancerMoonshot Forum on Colorectal...
CGA-IGC
Mar 7, 20234 min read


Optimizing Access to Genetic Testing for Patients with Pancreatic Ca. kicks off 2023 webinar series!
If you didn’t have the chance to join us in our first webinar of the series, you can now watch the recording if you are a CGA-IGC member....
CGA-IGC
Mar 2, 20232 min read


CGA-IGC highlights during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!
Thank you to #CGAIGC committee members, leaders & the wider #HereditaryGICancer community for their contribution to the 2023...
CGA-IGC
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Zooming in on the Early Onset Colorectal Cancer (eoCRC) initiative - an international collaboration!
On the occasion of #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth we are zooming in on the #eoCRC initiative and the work of the DIRECt group. A...
CGA-IGC
Feb 22, 20231 min read


USPSTF releases draft research plan on "Lynch Syndrome-Related Cancer in Adults" for public comments
In 2022, in partnership with many other organizations, CGA-IGC advocated for the USPSTF to consider a topic review for Lynch Syndrome...
CGA-IGC
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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