Attending #CGAIGC26 in Denver, CO, Nov 2–4? A friendly⏰: If you’re planning to vote in the upcoming elections, don’t forget to make arrangements before heading to Denver! Many states offer early voting or mail-in voting options, so be sure to check what’s available in your state and plan ahead.

🧬 On #PrevivorDay, it's a meaningful reminder that health care professionals, pt advocates & organizations can help those with inherited GI cancer risk feel informed, heard & supported. 📖 Revisit Michelle Springer’s blog on genetic testing, advocacy & supporting previvors👉🔗 tinyurl.com/33p6mxz9

🧬 What helps families take the next step in cascade testing? For Day 2 of #HereditaryCancerAwarenessWeek, explore Megan Dwyer’s blog plus Michelle Springer’s practical infographic. 📖 Visit cgaigc.com/news #HereditaryGICancer #CascadeTesting #geneticcounseling #AdvancedPracticeProviders

We’re kicking off the week w/ a must-read blog by CGA-IGC Comms Committee member Jennifer Fijor exploring the recent NCCN guideline updates & what they mean for your clinical practice 👉🔗 cgaigc.com/post/2026-he... 📍 Read the blog & 🔎what’s coming: 👉🔗 cgaigc.com/post/heredit... #HereditaryGICancer

📢Webinar 3 - From Clinic to Discovery: Genetic Counselors Leading Research in Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer 📅 September 29, 2026 ⏰ 2:30 pm. ET / 11:30 am. PT 📝 Register here 👉 🔗 evt.to/g45qy4z4ql47 ➡️This webinar will explore the essential role of genetic counselors in clinical research

📣 Only a few hours until the #CGAIGC26 Early Bird deadline! Register here 👉 🔗 cgaigcmeeting.org ➡️ Add even more value to your #CGAIGC26 experience by joining us for CGA-IGC #Research Bootcamp, a special, complimentary pre-Annual Meeting workshop 👉 🔗 evt.to/esuauuuiw #HereditaryGICancer

🎙️ New podcast: Neurodiversity & Neuroinclusive Care in a Hereditary Cancer Setting Ananya Jain is joined by patient advocate Scarlett Shiloh & Melissa Levin of Dana-Farber to share lived and professional perspectives on more accessible care.🧠🤝 🎧 www.cgaigc.com/podcast/epis... #HereditaryGICancer

🧬 Join Hereditary Live for two case presentations on Peutz–Jeghers and hamartomatous polyposis syndromes, featuring Mass General Brigham and UPMC. See 👇for case details 📅 Aug 12 | 12pm ET • 9am PT • 6pm CEST ✅Add to your calendar for details to join 🔗https://evt.to/m3nspjglzzys #HereditaryGICancer

🔬 Join Webinar 2 of the CGA-IGC Research Webinar Series! 📅 August 6 | Noon ET / 9 AM PT ➡️ Register: evt.to/eshsgudiw 🎤 Holli Loomans-Kropp, PhD, MPH, will share how a clinical need was transformed into a patient-facing survey on cancer risk in Lynch syndrome. #HereditaryGICancer #LynchSyndrome

📢 Join @mskcancercenter.bsky.social for a 2-day symposium focused on clinical #cancergenetics 🗓️ Sept. 17–18, 2026 📍 In person + virtual 🧬 Expert faculty 💬 Panel discussions + case-based sessions 🎓 CE credits available ➡️Learn more & register here 👉🔗tinyurl.com/2t8vjbhe #HereditaryCancer

📢 Research Grant Deadline Extended: Friday, July 17, 2026 💡Our research grants support projects that advance science, clinical care, quality improvement, advocacy, & patient or community engagement for 🧑‍🤝‍🧑& families affected by #HereditaryGICancer syndrome 📍 Visit cgaigc.com/grant-opportunities

🌈 As Pride Month comes to a close, a special🎙️on inclusive, affirming care for LGBTQIA+ patients in hereditary GI cancer The episode explores data gaps, privacy/documentation & safer, patient-centered care 🎙️👉🔗https://cgaigc.com/podcast 📝 Accompanying blog post here 🔗 👉 cgaigc.com/post/affirmi...

📣 Just released! 🧬 New NCCN® Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment Guidelines -Version 1.2026, were released June 16! We created a concise infographic to help the hereditary GI cancer community quickly see key updates. 📌 Stay tuned for more highlights from this guideline! #HereditaryGICancer

🔵 14 June marks the start of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis #FAP Awareness Week! 🎙️ Megan Dwyer, MS, CGC, a CGA-IGC Communications Committee member, speaks w/ Michael Caprio, author & patient advocate, about his personal FAP journey. 👉Watch or listen here youtu.be/z8Dy_Pt0GJs #HereditaryGICancer

🧬Curious about the #Lynchsyndrome vaccine space? Blake Jones, MD, shares insights on a recent Familial Cancer article covering LS vaccine trials & dendritic cell-based prevention strategies t.co/fvt5u4UmAL Plus: FDA Fast Track Designation for NOUS-209 t.co/ZT2kJSsU9I #HereditaryGICancer

📣 New CGA-IGC research webinar series! ➡️Webinar 1 features Timothy Yen, MD, sharing how an everyday administrative burden became a meaningful QI opportunity in hereditary GI cancer research. Join us! 📅 July 1 | 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT ✅ Register: tinyurl.com/yv7xrtek #HereditaryGICancer

🌈 June is #PrideMonth! CGA-IGC has added new resources to our LGBTQIA+ Toolkit to support informed, inclusive care for LGBTQIA+ patients with hereditary GI cancer risk and their families. Explore what’s new: cgaigc.com/toolkits#lgb... #HereditaryGICancer #LGBTQHealth

📣 Join us for the third webinar of our 2026 webinar series titled, “Gastric Pathology and Surgical Perspectives.” 📅 Date: Monday, June 15 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT 🔗 Register 👉 cgaigc.com/webinars #HereditaryGICancer

📣 For #NationalResearchAwarenessMonth, we are spotlighting our Research Collaboration webpage, featuring studies led or supported by our members. 🔬🧬 Explore hereditary GI cancer studies and learn how to share your collaborative research: cgaigc.com/research-collaborations #HereditaryGICancer

Major milestone for hereditary cancer coding 🧬 A specific ICD-10 code has been established for #LynchSyndrome, with BRCA1, BRCA2 & Li-Fraumeni codes also moving forward 🙏to our members & Fight CRC’s Advisory Council for their advocacy & expertise 📍Learn ⏫👉tinyurl.com/3rvd7yn5 #HereditaryGICancer

📣 Shout-out to nurses in #HereditaryGICancer! 🧬 Join CGA-IGC by May 15, 2026 & save $30 on AHP membership. 🏷️ Annual: NurseA26 at checkout 🏷️ 3-year: Nurse326 at checkout Access webinars, Journal Scans, meeting discounts, networking & more! #Nursing #CancerGenetics #AdvancedPracticeNurses

🙌 Celebrating our amazing volunteers this #NationalVolunteerWeek! We’re a small but mighty community 💪powered by their passion, time & expertise 💙 🧬 From our Executive Council, led by our president, Elana Levinson, to committees & speakers. 🙏for advancing care for pts & 👪 #HereditaryGICancer

📣 Highlighting #MinorityHealthAwarenessMonth: Equity in Every Step ⚖️ CRC impacts minority populations earlier, w/ worse outcomes. Early-onset CRC should prompt #hereditarycancer evaluation to guide prevention & care🧬 Learn ⏫ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41329293/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33359728/

💙 #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth united partners to raise awareness of a disease still impacting too many, especially younger🧑‍🤝‍🧑 🔍 Early detection matters, but disparities remain 🧬 We highlighted #LynchSyndrome & #FAP 📅 Explore our full campaign & weekly highlights 👇 🔗tinyurl.com/25meve8b

Driving Impact: CGA-IGC's 2026 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Campaign

We were excited to once again serve as a resource for our members and the wider hereditary GI cancer community during the 2026 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. At CGA-IGC, our mission is to empower ...

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Week 4 of #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth spotlights #LynchSyndrome 🧬 Learn more 👉tinyurl.com/bp8h9a3r Drs. Loomans-Kropp & Foda are advancing research through the LINEAGE Consortium using pt-reported data to better understand real-world cancer ⚠️ 📖 Blog 👇tinyurl.com/t575emh8 #HereditaryGICancer

💙 Week 3 of #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth highlights JEDI & inequities affecting minority communities ➡️We begin with Anuja Chitre, MS, CGC 🧬 reviewing a study showing gaps in family history assessment for hereditary colon cancer 📜Read her blog 👉https://tinyurl.com/z6pzxn4b #HereditaryGICancer

💙 #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth continues! Week 2 highlights colorectal cancer research 🔬 showcasing discoveries from the #HereditaryGICancer community 🧬 and resources supporting early-career researchers 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Learn what’s coming this week 👇 www.cgaigc.com/post/week-2-...

Week 2: Research in colorectal cancer - 2026 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Throughout this year’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we will highlight a new theme each week to focus our collective attention and action.Week 2 shines a spotlight on colorectal cancer research, ...

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Powerful blog by our Comms Cttee chair Michelle Springer, MS, CGC! 👍for providers wanting to learn ⏫ abt the role of 🧬 testing & its critical role in identifying these risks early incl for #HereditaryGICancer helping pts & 👪 access tailored screening, prevention & treatment strategies. Read it 👇

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Rare Disease Day: Inherited genetic mutations that can cause cancer are mostly rare, but they can greatly increase cancer risk, says certified genetic counselor Michelle Springer, MS, CGC ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/springer-rare-disease-hereditary-cancer-conditions

💙 Today kicks off #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth! 🔗 View this week's blog HERE 👉tinyurl.com/y87a25rv Today spotlights @fightcrc.bsky.social 🤝 & today’s United in Blue Volunteer Day 💙 Be sure to explore Fight CRC’s March toolkit 👉tinyurl.com/yjht9r8a #HereditaryGICancer #CRCawareness

💙#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth 2026 💙 March 1 is almost here, & we're ready 🧬 Learn more what will happen here 👉 tinyurl.com/4z2h9fdy We’ll share weekly themes + practical, evidence-based insights for healthcare professionals 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️📚 📜New blog each week to keep you updated! #HereditaryGICancer