Andreana N. Holowatyj
@drholowatyj
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Early-Onset GI Cancers • 40 Under 40 in Cancer • Assist Prof @VUMCHemOnc @VUMC_Cancer • Scientific Board Chair @acpmpresearch • Adjunct Prof @UofUPHS • My Views
Nashville, TN
Joined February 2016
It’s official!! 2023 in full swing w/NOA for my lab’s 1st R01 converted to an R37 MERIT Award—providing my lab w/7 years of support. Immense gratitude to @NIH @theNCI for supporting our #EOCRC research! ➡️ https://t.co/pLn0lFiaUL
#ESI #R01 #PREFACEStudy #EAOCRC #crcsm #fertility
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PLS JOIN US: 11/15/2025: Inaugural @vumc #Youngadult #Cancer Symposium @listeningroom 8AM-3PM for a true #nashville #music experience in #musiccity. Speakers from @DanaFarber @MDAndersonNews @fredhutch Register: https://t.co/PyCX2KtHt2 ➡️Empower💪 #patients ➡️Tackle unique
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Save the Date! Inaugural @VUMCDiscoveries #YoungAdults #Cancers Symposium! 👉#Breast #colon and #hematologic #Cancer 👉11/14: Meet and greet: #PrintingHouseHotel 👉11/15: @listeningroom 7AM-3PM 👉Register: FREE to 1st 100 survivor/patients (PW: Survivor) 👉Live music
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The AACR grants program sparks innovation in basic, translational, and clinical research by providing critical support to promising investigators at all career levels. Learn more: https://t.co/8DDV86hHeP
#AACRGrants
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A new @NatGeo article highlights our recent, imp @AnnalsofIM study on an alarming trend—how rare appendix cancers have quadrupled in Millennials. @VUMCDiscoveries @VUMChealth @ChrisCannMD @acpmpresearch @NewsJellybelly @pmppalsnetwork @OncoAlert @EOAYACoP
https://t.co/YBtgDUonrH
nationalgeographic.com
Experts are still trying to pinpoint what's driving a rise in new cases among young adults. "We’re just at the tip of the iceberg for this disease."
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Our undergraduate student Amy —an @AmericanCancer V-EXCEL Scholar in the Holowatyj Lab—did a stellar job today presenting her ongoing clinical research project on #EOCRC #colorectalcancer in Gen Zers & Millennials! #STEMeducation #crcsm #ayacsm #crc @VUMCDiscoveries @VUmedicine
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Proud of @VUMCDiscoveries Holowatyj Lab trainees Zoe (IM resident) & Allison (M4) for contributing to this paper! If you missed our #ASCO25 session on state of the art advances in #CRC & early-onset #EAOCRC #EOCRC, listen to recordings & read more in @ASCO Ed Book ⬇️! @EOAYACoP
📘Early-onset colorectal cancer @ASCO Educational Book 👉 https://t.co/gTUdJsr46P
#cancer #oncology #MedX @OncoAlert @realbowtiedoc
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Rare Appendix Cancer Cases Rising in Gen Xers, Millennials https://t.co/6UDVLQNyBs vía @healthline
healthline.com
New research indicates that Gen Xers and older Millennials are three to four times more likely to develop appendix cancer compared to those born in the 1940s. Appendix cancer is rare and regular...
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If you're a Generation X-er or a Millennial, local experts like Dr. Andreana Holowatyj say you may have a higher chance of getting appendiceal cancer.
newschannel5.com
If you're a Generation X-er or a Millennial, local experts like Dr. Andreana Holowatyj say you may have a higher chance of getting appendiceal cancer.
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Global Early Onset #Colorectalcancer Think Tank is an amazing initiation of an 👏 💙💪international multi-D group of doctors with ONE mission: Identify the etiologies for #Earlyonset #cancer! #cancerresearch This is just the beginning! So glad to be part of this effort!
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Amazing talk by @drholowatyj at @ASCO summarizing the state of the knowledge of young onset colorectal cancer! These patients have unique needs & providers need to ensure they discuss options like fertility preservation & sexual health with ALL patients! #ASCO25 #CRCSM @OncoAlert
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Delighted to be here in Barcelona w/ my international expert colleagues to contribute to development and execution of a global strategy that deepens our understanding of early-onset CRC drivers & addresses this alarming disease rise. #EAOCRC #crcsm #ayacsm @josepereag @CathyEngMD
It was a phenomenal first day of FightCRC's Global EOCRC Think Tank. 22+ countries joined to share ideas, build connections, & kick off a two-year commitment to confront this global crisis @IBSAL_IIS @bowelcanceruk @BowelCancerAust @josepereag @GlobalCRC @dice_europe @coloncanada
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There are no established screening tools or prevention guidelines for appendix cancer. Nearly half of all patients are diagnosed only after the cancer has already spread to other organs. Holowatyj and others say it’s unlikely the rising numbers are due to better detection.
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Gen Xers & Millennials are about 3 times more likely than their parents to be diagnosed with #appendixcancer. This @CNN stellar story by @JacqEHoward draws important awareness to this rare GI cancer, to the patient voice & that early detection is crucial. https://t.co/wxLGGSze1R
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Gen X and millennials 3X more likely to get appendix cancer than their parents https://t.co/TJkz1zCDZO
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ICYMI: While appendix cancer is rare, incidence rates of appendiceal adenocarcinomas (AAs) have been increasing over the past several decades, particularly among #millennials. Read the full study here:
acpjournals.org
Background: Incidence rates of appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) are increasing across all age groups in the United States. Birth cohort patterns of AA can provide new, etiologic clues into increasing...
Appendix cancer has quadrupled in millennials https://t.co/sOC2DMGr6P
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🚨 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘅 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 Doctors often miss the signs, and most patients aren’t diagnosed until the cancer has spread. Now, rates are rising in younger adults. Article continues in 🔗
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Rare appendix cancers are increasing among millennials and Gen X
straitstimes.com
Experts said that a multitude of factors are likely at play, including genetics. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Though extremely rare, cancers of the appendix are being diagnosed at higher rates in Gen X and millennials compared with earlier cohorts. https://t.co/KtchnyLlLb
nbclosangeles.com
Though extremely rare, cancers of the appendix are being diagnosed at higher rates in Gen X and millennials compared with earlier cohorts.
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