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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!
👩‍⚕️Nurse Practitioners & PAs, this one’s for you!

🎥 Watch this short video from Communications Committee member Jennifer Fijor as she shares how CGA-IGC membership supports her daily work in hereditary GI cancer 🧬 and her career growth.

👉 Take a listen 👇 & join us at cgaigc.com

#HereditaryGICancer
January 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
📣Episode 2 of our Genetic Counseling & Religion🎙️is live! Listen here👉tinyurl.com/bdenxrns

🧬Host Josie Baker (The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center) talks w/ Shilpa Narayan (Stanford Health) abt culturally responsive hereditary cancer care for Hindu American pts
#HereditaryGICancer
January 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
As 2025 comes to a close, a heartfelt thank you to our members and the wider #HereditaryGICancer community for your continued support of CGA-IGC 💙

We’re grateful for your engagement and look forward to connecting in the year ahead!
December 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This year we celebrated 30 years of #CGAIGC

In October, we returned to where it all began in St. Louis, MO for #CGAIGC25

📍Missed it? 👀 the reflections from our past presidents @ #CGAIGC25 👉cgaigc.com/history

#HereditaryGICancer
December 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
December 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What role do APPs play on your #HereditaryGICancer care team? 🧬
Our Comms Cttee member Jennifer Fijor, ARNP, shares how APPs contribute to hereditary GI cancer care. Read her blog post 👉🔗tinyurl.com/6wje6vp8

How do you integrate APPs? APPs in genetics, oncology or GI, join us & connect. cgaigc.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🎙️ New episode out now! 🧬

Episode 1 of our Genetic Counselling & Religion series launches during #Hanukkah 🕎, focusing on Orthodox Judaism.

Hosted by Josie Baker with guest Natalie Richeimer (JScreen), exploring culture, Halakha & #HereditaryGICancer care.

🎧Listen here👉tinyurl.com/e3vuhhvx
December 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Great to see some CGA-IGC members involved in this important initiative- @drloomanskropp.bsky.social our research committee vice chair and Zsofia Stadler past council member.
Opportunities for Interception of Early-Onset Cancers:
Elizabeth Jaffee, Luis Diaz, Zsofia K. Stadler, Holli Loomans-Kropp, and Jane Figueiredo addressed this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Conference on The Rise in Early-Onset Cancers.
#AACRearlyonset25 @drloomanskropp.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
📣Are you a healthcare provider supporting someone w/ Lynch syndrome?

➡️You may be interested in a study led by Holly LaDuca, MS, CGC on continuity & coordination of care

Learn more here👉tinyurl.com/2awrb5dx or scan the QR code 👇
#HereditaryGICancer
December 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📣Join us next week for our final Hereditary Live of 2025!
Featuring cases from the U.S. & Germany, a 👍learning opp for the #HereditaryGICancer team

🚨Add Thursday’s session to your 📆& receive the 🔗to join 👉evt.to/Ci24303019

🙏to Cleveland Clinic, our moderators & presenters for an incredible year!
December 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
As we wrap up November, a month dedicated to #pancreaticcancer, #stomachcancer & the role of caregivers

We’re 🔦on the patient advocacy groups offering vital support & resources great tools for providers to share w/ pts & 👪

Blog by Anuja Chitre, MS, CGC 👉 tinyurl.com/4uf72mdp
#HereditaryGICancer
Closing Out November Awareness: Advocacy Resources for Pancreatic & Stomach Cancer Care
Anuja Chitre, MS, CGC - CGA-IGC Communication Committee MemberThe month of November has been an exciting time where we were able to raise awareness about pancreatic and stomach cancers and the indispe...
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November 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁

We're grateful for our members, partners, stakeholders & followers who strengthen our mission every day.

It’s also National Family History Day, a great time to talk with loved ones about your family’s cancer history. 💬🧬

#HereditaryGICancer
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
📣Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month isn’t over 💜
Our Comms Cttee member, Chandrika Kurpad, MS, LCGC, breaks down key insights from the PRECEDE Consortium in her blog. Read 👉 tinyurl.com/bdzb3wbs

Explore more research collabs 🎙️👇
LINEAGE | GASTRIC | RRD Consortium at cgaigc.com

#HereditaryGICancer
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🧐What’s new in the latest NCCN® updates for Pancreatic Cancer Screening? 📄

➡️Our Communications Committee member Dylane Wineland, MS, LCGC, created a quick, at-a-glance overview with key changes + important reminders.

📌Save this for later!
#PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth
#HereditaryGICancer
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚨 The “Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act” is back in the U.S. House! This bipartisan bill would let Medicare directly reimburse genetic counselors, improving access to expert genomic care.

CGA-IGC proudly supports this effort. 🧬💙

Endorse here👉 tinyurl.com/b5kyh3ws

#HereditaryGICancer
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
📢We’re proud to celebrate Genetic Counselor Appreciation Day and are delighted to share a special message from our president, Elana Levinson, in recognition of this important occasion!

📽️Watch the video 👇

#HereditaryGICancer
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣 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
#HereditaryGICancer
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
👉 tinyurl.com/msshdb5b
#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