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Global association dedicated to improving the understanding & clinical management of inherited GI cancers for affected families. #HereditaryGICancer #CGAIGC26
Joined April 2015
📢We’re excited to release Episode 1 of our 3-part Genetic Counselling & Religion series 🧬 🎧👉 https://t.co/C240R3wqe0 With #Hanukkah underway 🕎we’re beginning with a focus on Orthodox Judaism. ➡️Hosted by Josie Baker, MS, CGC, this episode features Natalie Richeimer, MS,
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📢What role do APPs play on your #HereditaryGICancer care team? 👩⚕️👨⚕️ ➡️Thanks to our Communications Committee member Jennifer Fijor, an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, who shares how APPs contribute, and where their role can grow, in hereditary GI cancer care. Read her
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➡️Our past president Bryson Katona, MD, PhD, CGAF provides the expert's insight about PancreaSure - Immunovia's second pancreas-cancer-specific blood test. 📍This article is interesting for healthcare professionals caring for patients with hereditary or familial risk of
Dr. Bryson Katona explains the advances in the latest pancreas-specific early detection blood test, to identify cancer at stage I and II.
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📢Our final Hereditary Live session is TODAY at 6pm ET / 3pm PT ⏰ ➡️Join us for a jam-packed program with 4 case-based presentations, 1 from colleagues in Germany 🇩🇪 and 3 from our U.S. #HereditaryGICancer community 🇺🇸 📍Check the agenda and add today’s session to your
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Great initiative and a wonderful way to highlight the impactful work done to reduce suffering from #CRC. A prompt for CGA-IGC members and the wider #HereditaryGICancer community to think about their own best practices, and whether they have one to submit.
Our National Achievement Awards highlight new and emerging best practices in the #colorectalcancer space as well as champions working to reduce suffering from CRC. Do you have a story to share nationally about your work or a partner's? Submit today: https://t.co/bSv5ZcOUVB
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📢Are you a healthcare provider involved in #cancerscreening or prevention for someone with #LynchSyndrome? 🧬👩⚕️👨⚕️ ➡️You may be interested in a new study: “Continuity and Coordination of Care in Lynch Syndrome,” led by Holly LaDuca, MS, CGC at The George Washington University.
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📢Join us next week for our final Hereditary Live session of 2025! 🧬 🚨Add Thursday’s session to your calendar and receive the link to join👇 https://t.co/zRgZOWPnLX ➡️We’ve got a fantastic lineup of cases, 3 from the 🇺🇸 and 1 from 🇩🇪 all offering an incredible learning
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Yesterday, during our Council call, we were joined by our new committee chairs 🙌 who will work alongside us to deliver even more valuable resources to support your daily practice in caring for individuals and families affected by hereditary GI cancer syndromes We’re excited
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💙 This #GivingTuesday, help advance CGA-IGC’s vision to eliminate morbidity and early mortality from hereditary GI cancers. Support us here 👉 https://t.co/coVbWUbbHX ➡️We’re dedicated to improving prevention, early detection & clinical management for families worldwide. Your
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📢As we wrap up November, a month dedicated to pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer & the incredible role of caregivers, we’re shining a light on the patient advocacy organizations. ➡️These groups offer vital support, education & resources & we encourage providers to share them
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🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁 Today, we’re feeling especially grateful for our incredible community, our members, partners, stakeholders & followers. Your dedication, collaboration & support strengthen our mission every single day🙏 As we celebrate, we’re also marking National
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🚨 Important Update: Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act! ➡️The “Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act” was reintroduced in the U.S. House this week, a major step toward improving access to expert genomic care for millions of Medicare beneficiaries. 🧬💙 ➡️This
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🌟 From past Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week: Blog on hereditary pancreatic cancer + screening 👉 🔗 https://t.co/IgHFMasXwg 🎥 Featured CGA-IGC webinars: • Identification and Management of Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer Risk (with past presidents Beth Yurkovich & Bryson Katona)
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Pathogenic variants in a number of different hereditary cancer genes increase the risk for pancreatic cancer. These genes include BRCA1, BRCA2, Lynch syndrome genes (primarily MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and...
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📢November 20 marks #WorldPancreaticCancerDay a powerful reminder that recognizing hereditary risk isn’t optional… it’s essential! 💜 ➡️For families w/ inherited #pancreaticcancer predisposition, early genetic evaluation + proactive surveillance can change the trajectory of
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📢It’s mid-week & mid-month, the perfect moment to shine a light on the #hereditary aspect of gastric cancer during #GastricCancerAwarenessMonth! ➡️If you haven’t already, take a moment to explore our gastric cancer–focused content featuring expert voices across the field.
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➡️Delighted to see our past president Dr Michael Hall participating in the upcoming @FoxChaseCancer workshop discussing promising treatments for pancreatic cancers. 📍Join on November 20 at 5.30PM ET and take advantage of another opportunity to boost your understanding of
You're invited to join us at Together Facing Pancreatic Cancer, a free educational workshop, featuring a panel of Fox Chase clinicians and researchers discussing promising treatments for pancreatic cancer, followed by a Purple Light Ceremony with @PanCAN: https://t.co/WsteGMcnwf
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8/Thank you & tune in every month for #CGAIGC Communications Committee tweetorials on publications that impact our #HereditaryGICancer patients ➡️Want a curated Journal Scan for #HereditaryGICancer 📨to your 📥every month? Become a CGA-IGC Member at https://t.co/H8qtOSI3EH
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