Fola May, MD PhD
@drfolamay
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GI Medicine| Cancer Research| Global Health @UCLAHealth @DeptVetAffairs @Seed_Global | 👩🏾‍🎓@Yale @Harvardmed @Cambridge_uni @MGHmedicine @UCLAfsph
Los Angeles, California
Joined May 2015
Join me and our colleagues on @bluesky . Sharing my profile for those who would like to continue following my content:. #GITwitter #Gastroenterology #GutHealth #Wellness #Colorectalcancer #CancerPrevention #HealthPolicy.
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RT @CathyEngMD: It was great to see @drfolamay #DreamTeam member @UCLAHealth at @SU2C #nashville! We sit on the @FightCRC #BOD 💪and it’s g….
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RT @ginorthshore: Less than half of patients who have a +blood based #ColonCancer test follow through with #Colonoscopy. #GITWitter @drkeit….
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WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You try one of the new blood-based tests for colon cancer, and unfortunately, the results come back “abnormal.”Those
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RT @HealioGastro: 📬 Mailed #FIT outreach led to higher #ColorectalCancer screening rates among adults 45 to 49 years 🆚 opt-in options. 📖 @….
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Colorectal cancer screening strategies that required individuals aged 45 to 49 years to make an active choice, such as selecting FIT or colonoscopy, yielded lower participation rates than receiving...
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RT @ArpanPatelMD: Phenomenal work from my colleague @drfolamay and her lab in showing that low cost methods like mailed FIT outreach might….
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RT @JAMA_current: 🧵 Mailed FIT outreach proved most effective for colorectal cancer screening in adults aged 45 to 49, surpassing active ch….
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RT @chartnote: @anoushkaduaMD @drfolamay The default mailed FIT coming out on top is a big win for simplicity and accessibility in CRC scre….
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RT @HealioGastro: 📊 #ColorectalCancer disparities persist in Black communities due to unequal access to screening, “not biologic” differenc….
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Black communities often experience systemic barriers to care, leading to disparities in colorectal cancer outcomes, according to a review published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology.“...
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RT @SU2C: We are FIVE days away from #StandUpToCancer's biggest night of the year! The SU2C Telecast is coming to you from Nashville on Aug….
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RT @FightCRC: 📢 “We probably shouldn’t be wasting time asking patients first; we should send them what they need.” — @drfolamay (@UCLAHealt….
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RT @anoushkaduaMD: Excellent study highlighting the most effective CRC screening strategy in adults age 45-49.✨the power of the FIT✨.@drfol….
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RT @SU2C: Join #StandUpToCancer Ambassador @ZoeSaldana and tune in Friday, August 15th at 8pm ET/PT and 7pm CT as Nashville's biggest stars….
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RT @DraMartinezLago: Colorectal Cancer Screening in Adults 45–49.🔗 📊 RCT (n=20,509) tested 4 outreach strategies.📉….
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Thank you Brianna Abbott (@brabbott42) and @WSJ for covering our @JAMA_current study highlighting best practices to increase colorectal cancer screening participation in adults age 45 to 49. "People under 50 have been getting diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer at a.
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Thank you @UCLAHealthJCCC!.
Blood tests offer a convenient way to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new UCLA study in @AGA_Gastro led by @drfolamay & @Timothy_A_Zaki found only 49% of patients got the critical follow-up colonoscopy within 6 months after an abnormal result.
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RT @UCLAHealthJCCC: Blood tests offer a convenient way to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new UCLA study in @AGA_Gastro led by @drfolam….
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A UCLA study found that while blood-based tests offer a more convenient option for colorectal cancer screening, only 49% of patients completed a follow-up colonoscopy within six months.
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Thank you @WSJ!.
People under 50 have been getting diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer at a growing rate for decades. Now, those cancers are starting to get detected earlier thanks to new screening strategies.
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RT @WSJ: People under 50 have been getting diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer at a growing rate for decades. Now, those cancers are….
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Early-stage diagnoses for adults aged 45 to 49 jumped, thanks to more screening
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RT @UCLAHealthJCCC: A new WSJ article features research led by UCLA's @drfolamay on increasing colorectal cancer screening in adults ages 4….
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Thank you @statnews!.
Two new studies show that colorectal cancer screening sharply increased for people ages 45 to 49 after the age recommendation changed in 2021.
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