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Global association dedicated to improving the understanding & clinical management of inherited gastrointestinal cancer syndromes for affected families. #HereditaryGICancer

Visit us at cgaigc.com and also connect with us on LinkedIn, X and Instagram!
📣 November is #NationalFamilyCaregiverAwarenessMonth!

Our Comms Cttee Chair, Michelle Springer shares how providers can make a difference by recognizing, supporting & empowering #caregivers as🤝in care.

➡️Read her blog👉 tinyurl.com/4amw7czy
🚨➕resources from @fightcrc.bsky.social👉tinyurl.com/54k6cd54
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
📣Heading to #NSGC2025 this weekend?

➡️Join a🎓 breakout session on #HereditaryGICancer w/ Angela Jacobson, MS, CGC, Colin Pritchard, MD, PhD, & Megan Hitchins, PhD.

📅 Nov 9 • 🕑 2 PM • 📍 Hall 6E

🚩Meet our President Elana Levinson, MS, MPH, CGC & learn abt our membership offer for #GeneticCounselors
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🎬 Webinar 5 on Chemoprevention in Hereditary Cancer Syndromes - FAP & #LynchSyndrome is now on demand!

➡️Catch highlights from Ophir Gilad, MD, on our blog here 👉tinyurl.com/4vab8tje

🚨Claim your 2025 CEUs by Dec 7: watch, quiz + evaluate! #HereditaryGICancer
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
💜 November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month!

Take time to learn abt the hereditary side of PanCan 🧬

Our past presidents Beth Yurkovich & Bryson Katona presented "Identification & Management of Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer Risk."

🎥 Watch on demand: cgaigc.com/webinars
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November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🧬 October = National Family History Month!

Read the blog📜👉 tinyurl.com/bdhjjv83

Reminding us that even in the era of🧬testing, 👪history is still the foundation of hereditary cancer care. Asking the right❓& sharing results can save lives across generations.

#HereditaryGICancer
National Family History Month: A Reminder for Providers and Genetic Counselors!
October’s National Family History Month is an important opportunity to emphasize how family history drives cancer risk assessment, genetic referrals, and prevention. Even with growing access to geneti...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📣Missed #CGAIGC25 this year?

Catch the short discussion between Prof Sir John Burn & @swatipatelmd.bsky.social sharing long-awaited CaPP3 results, a follow-up to the landmark CaPP2 trial showing aspirin’s 💊role in lowering cancer risk in #LynchSyndrome
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#HereditaryGICancer
Baby Aspirin and Cancer Prevention in Lynch Syndrome: New CaPP3 Results
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October 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Day 1 of the #CGAIGC25 featured a👍Advocacy Session, incl a talk by our past president, @swatipatelmd.bsky.social

🗣️ Join us in advocating for ICD classification for Lynch syndrome to improve recognition & access to care.

🧬 Sign 👉 tinyurl.com/7x8x5uxu or scan 👇by Oct 10, 2025! #CGAIGC25 #Advocacy
October 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
📣As #HereditaryCancerAwarenessWeek ends, check out our 30th anniversary blog 👉 tinyurl.com/3ernph4e

+ 3 powerful Patient Perspectives 🎥 tinyurl.com/yjz6dz69

Missed content from earlier this week? Catch up here 👉tinyurl.com/ah949y49

#HereditaryGICancer
October 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Day 6 of #HereditaryCancer Awareness Week 🎗️

Our final Patient Perspective features Thomas Vibert 🎥 “Knowing is knowledge”, a reminder of the power of genetic testing. Watch here 👉 tinyurl.com/3nzv63e3

Learn more about #LynchSyndrome here: tinyurl.com/4mtsnu9j

#HereditaryGICancer
October 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
✨ Day 5 of Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week ✨

We’re sharing Michael Caprio’s story of living with FAP 🧬 Read his perspective 👉 tinyurl.com/3nzv63e3 & learn more about his book 👉 tinyurl.com/5n8243dr

#HereditaryCancer #HereditaryGICancer
October 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🧬 Today is National Previvor Day 💙

We’re also resharing a powerful blog post by Michelle Springer reflecting on what it means to live as a previvor, the role of genetic testing, & the importance of advocacy.

➡️Read it here 👉tinyurl.com/4dzx6fup

#HereditaryGICancer #PrevivorDay
National Previvor Day: Honoring Resilience and Strength! Day 4 - Hereditary Cancer Week!
Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communications CommitteeHereditary Cancer Awareness Week is a time to bring attention to the genetic factors that increase cancer risk.  It is also a time to honor...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Day 3 of Hereditary Cancer Awareness Month 🧬 also highlights Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month 💜.

Watch the video on ctDNA for Endometrial Cancer 🎥 tinyurl.com/3fajahme + listen to our podcast on Lynch syndrome & NCCN updates 🎧 tinyurl.com/2jmvmt7t

#HereditaryGICancer #LynchSyndrome
September 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
✨ Day 2 of Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week!

🎥 Watch Gwen Ottinger’s story: tinyurl.com/3nzv63e3
📖 Blog update by Kimberly Hilfrank: tinyurl.com/3pjny5uu

💡 Patient perspectives highlight the human side of #HereditaryGICancer, offering insights for both the public & healthcare professionals.
September 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
✨ Day 1 of Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week is here!
📖 Rolling blog with patient stories + 30th anniversary milestones 👉 tinyurl.com/mr24t6bk
📝 Kickoff: Chandrika Kurpad, MS, LCGC, on MMR proficient tumors 👉 tinyurl.com/497bwuvr

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CGA-IGC at 30: Elevating Patient Voices During the 2025 Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week
During the 2025 Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week, we are especially honored to amplify the patient voice by sharing powerful, personal journeys from individuals living with a hereditary GI cancer synd...
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September 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📣This week is National APP Week!

🌟 We’re celebrating our Advanced Practice Providers 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ vital members of the hereditary GI cancer care team.

➡️🙏for all you do for patients & families. 💙 Not a member? Join CGA-IGC for resources that support daily practice tinyurl.com/hfjj2v49

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September 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
📣One week to go! Join the Exact Sciences webinar on Sept 9 (8pm ET / 5pm PT) with Dr. Stephen Noga to explore MRD testing & the new Oncodetect™ test for #CRC. Moderated by CGA-IGC member Jessica Long.

👉 Register here tinyurl.com/2xz76ypx

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Exact Sciences webinar: Using Molecular Residual Disease Testing in Colorectal Cancer. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joinin...
Join Dr. Stephen Noga from Exact Sciences for a webinar on September 9th to learn about molecular residual disease (MRD) testing and the new OncodetectTM test for patients with colorectal cancer.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
📢Our latest 🎙️ Episode 5: CDH1 Chats: Digesting Tough Conversations, is now available!

➡️Listen to it here 👉 tinyurl.com/384u8625

🚨 This episode is hosted by @josiebakergc.bsky.social MS, LGC & features Maegan Roberts, MS, LGC, a Genetic Counselor from The Ohio State University

#HereditaryGICancer
August 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📢 Missed Webinar 4: “Recontacting Patients after Guideline Changes”? 👀insights from our Comms Cttee member Rita Barbosa-Matos, PhD👉 tinyurl.com/3w7m3mh7

✅ NSGC Cat 1 hrs
✅ ABGC CEUs
✅ CAGC CECs

Our members get access to webinars back to 2019! Join 👉 tinyurl.com/hfjj2v49

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Webinar 5: Exploring the legal, ethical, and practical complexities of recontacting patients after changes in clinical guidelines!
Our latest webinar featured a thought-provoking presentation by Jennifer K. Wagner, JD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Law, Policy and Engineering and Anthropology, exploring the legal, ethical, and prac...
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August 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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August 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
@mattyurgelun.bsky.social is one of our impactful past presidents and #LynchSyndrome expert.

Consider donating to this important cause!

#HereditaryGICancer
I’m thrilled to be joining the @TheJimmyFund Radio-Telethon at 10am today, where I will be talking about all of the great #LynchSyndrome research and care performed here at @DanaFarber

Donate to help strike out cancer: jimmyfund.gives/guest

#KCANCER

Tune in at 10!
Help strike out cancer | Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
Tune in August 18 and 19 and support the Jimmy Fund.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
🧬 Are you a board-certified/eligible genetic counselor (current or retired) who sees/has seen hereditary cancer patients?

➡️Join a study from MD Anderson on evolving CDH1 gastric cancer risks.

🎁 Survey = chance to win 1 of 5 $20 gift cards!

👉 tinyurl.com/3jvvry8r

#HereditaryGICancer
August 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
📢Save the Date!

➡️Join Dr. Stephen Noga from Exact Sciences for a webinar on September 9th to learn about molecular residual disease (MRD) testing and the new OncodetectTM test for patients with colorectal cancer.

➡️Register today here 👉tinyurl.com/4bn85arb

#HereditaryGICancer
August 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
📢Did you miss the live webinar "Recontacting Patients after Guideline Changes" featuring Jennifer Wagner, JD, PhD?

➡️If you're a #CGAIGC member, you can watch it on the online member portal here 👉 cgaigc.com/webinars

📍Not a member? Join here 👉tinyurl.com/hfjj2v49
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August 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🚨Join us Aug 14 for Hereditary Live at 6 pm ET | 3 pm PT!
👉tinyurl.com/2ctkrxk5

🧬 Hear challenging cases from Bon Secours Cancer Institute, Univ of Chicago & Cleveland Clinic, with real-time feedback from 🌎 experts. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind event for clinicians & learners!

#HereditaryGICancer
August 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
📣Last chance to apply for City of Hope's Intensive Course in Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment Cert Program

➡️CME/CEU/MOC-accredited + access to a Community of Practice.

🚨Our members get 10% off, note your membership when applying🚨

➡️Deadline to apply is TODAY! 👉cityofhope.org/ic
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August 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM