🔵 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 to the full discussion here 👉 🔗youtu.be/z8Dy_Pt0GJs Throughout the week, we’ll share key highlights, including: 🧬 FAP diagnosis can feel overwhelming 💙 Emotional support matters 🏥 Surgery has medical psychosocial impacts 🔎 Long-term surveillance is essential 👨‍👩‍👧 Family planning may evolve 🤝 Peer support can help 📍Stay tuned! #FAPAwarenessWeek #HereditaryGICancer #GeneticCounseling #PatientAdvocacy

📣 Ready to help shape the future of hereditary GI cancer care and research? CGA-IGC is inviting self-nominations from current members for its Working Committees and Executive Council. 🌟 🚨This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute your expertise, connect with colleagues across disciplines, and help advance the work of the premier professional scientific society dedicated to hereditary gastrointestinal cancers. 🧬 ➡️ Learn more about our Working Committees: cgaigc.com/cga-committees ➡️ Submit your self-nomination: surveymonkey.com/r/2026CGAIG… All nominees must be current 2026 CGA-IGC members in good standing and maintain membership throughout the proposed term. ✅ Not yet a member or need to renew? Now is the perfect time to join if you would like to self-nominate for a committee or leadership position. Visit cgaigc.com to learn more. #HereditaryGICancer #GeneticCounseling #Gastroenterology #Oncology #CancerResearch @josiebakerGC

📢 Hereditary Live Update! Due to unforeseen circumstances, tomorrow's (June 11) Hereditary Live session has been CANCELED. 🗓️The next Hereditary Live session will take place on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT. 🔗 Add the August session to your calendar HERE 👉 evt.to/m3nspjglzzys 🧬 We encourage members of the multidisciplinary hereditary GI cancer care team to consider sharing a unique, complex, or challenging case for the Hereditary Live session in August. 📝 Submit your case HERE 👉 surveymonkey.com/r/Hereditar… @josiebakerGC

🧬 Curious about the Lynch syndrome vaccine space? CGA-IGC Communications Committee member Blake Jones, MD, shares insights on a recent Familial Cancer article summarizing LS vaccine trials and dendritic cell-based prevention strategies. 📖 Read it here: 🔗cgaigc.com/post/updates-in-v… 🚨 Also exciting: FDA Fast Track Designation was granted to Nouscom's NOUS-209 for Lynch syndrome cancer prevention. 💡 Momentum is building around prevention and interception strategies for #LynchSyndrome 🔗 Full article: trial.medpath.com/news/fda-g… #HereditaryGICancer

⏰ Final reminder: abstract submission for #CGAIGC26 closes today! Submit by Monday, June 8, at 23:59 MDT (UTC-6) and share your research in #HereditaryGICancer 👉 bit.ly/4n81841

Don't forget to apply by Monday, June 8th! #CGAIGC26

Last chance to submit your abstract for #CGAIGC26! The extended abstract submission deadline is Monday, June 8, at 23:59 MDT (UTC-6). Don’t miss this final opportunity to share your research in #HereditaryGICancer 👉 bit.ly/4n81841

You can still apply for the #CGAIGC26 travel grants! Abstract submitters who are early career or trainees may qualify for the Borrelli Family Lynch Syndrome Research Awards or the Thomas K. Weber Research Scholar Award for their research in #HereditaryGICancer. Thomas K. Weber Research Scholar Award: bit.ly/4uzE8Nz Borrelli Family Lynch Syndrome Research Awards: bit.ly/3RuNtYH 📅 Application Deadline: Monday, June 8

📣 New CGA-IGC research webinar series! ➡️Developed by the Research Committee, this 3-part series explores the “research story” behind real hereditary GI cancer projects - from research gap to study design, IRB, funding & lessons learned. 📍We’re kicking off the series with Webinar 1, featuring Timothy Yen, MD (@TimYen1), gastroenterologist at Loma Linda University and CGA-IGC Research Committee member. 🖥️ Familial Colorectal Cancer Risk Among Those with Advanced Colorectal Polyps 🗓️ July 1, 2026 | 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT 💡 Learn how an everyday administrative burden became a meaningful QI opportunity. ✅ Register here : 🔗addevent.com/event/kqljmb35g… @josiebakerGC

🌈 June is #PrideMonth! Our Education Committee Co-Chair @josiebakerGC & JEDI Committee Chair Hannah Campbell have shared resources they’ve found useful & we’ve added them to our LGBTQIA Toolkit. 🔍Explore what’s new 👉 cgaigc.com/toolkits#lgbtqi ➡️These resources support informed, inclusive care for LGBTQIA patients with hereditary GI cancer risk & their families. 🆕 Welcoming Screening Provider Directory 🆕 FORCE LGBTQIA and Cancer Page 🆕 LGBTQ care in clinical genetics scoping review 🆕 Primary and gender-affirming care guidelines 🌈 Visit the toolkit to learn more: cgaigc.com/toolkits#lgbtqi #HereditaryGICancer #PrideMonth #lgbtqiapn @LGtheCGC

Proud to see our Education Committee vice-chair @YingLiu88 present this important #research!

📢 Good news! The #CGAIGC26 abstract submission deadline is now extended to Monday, June 8! ⏰ Don’t miss your chance to influence the scientific program in Denver with your research in #HereditaryGICancer — submit your abstract today at bit.ly/4n81841

📢 In case you missed it: an important milestone for Lynch syndrome care and advocacy, a dedicated ICD-10 code for Lynch syndrome. This progress reflects the impact of advocacy led by @FightCRC with support from CGA-IGC members and other partners. ➡️In this video, Dr. Peter Stanich explains why this change matters for patients, families, clinicians, and health systems🩺 #LynchSyndrome #HereditaryCancer #HereditaryGICancer #GeneticTesting #CancerPrevention @asaf_maoz @EdEsplin @MSpringerGC @HHampel1 @josiebakerGC @pAla2Arg

Deadline fast approaching to submit your abstract for #CGAIGC26! Share your research by Monday, June 1 to be considered for inclusion in our scientific program 👉 bit.ly/4n81841

📣 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 🚨Join the CGA-IGC for an engaging, multidisciplinary webinar on the management of CDH1 🧬, featuring complementary perspectives from pathology 🔬 and surgical oncology 🏥. ➡️ Dr. Namrata Setia will highlight key gastrointestinal pathology considerations essential for accurate diagnosis and risk assessment, while Dr. Paul Mansfield will discuss clinical decision-making, including surveillance strategies and surgical management. 📍 This session will provide a comprehensive, practical overview to guide clinicians navigating the complexities of CDH1-associated cancer risk. #HereditaryGICancer @josiebakerGC @GCJulieMosk

Did you miss the #CGAIGCJS Tweetorial on “Long-Term, Prospective Assessment of Cancer Risk in APC c.3920T>A (I1307K) Carriers: Evidence From a Cohort of Over 21,000 Healthy Individuals.” by CGA-IGC communications committee member @DanLiMD ➡️Review it below 👇 🧵 #HereditaryGICancer

📣 In recognition of #NationalResearchAwarenessMonth, CGA-IGC is spotlighting our Research Collaboration webpage, featuring studies led or supported by our members. 🔬 Explore hereditary GI cancer studies: 👉 cgaigc.com/research-collabor… 🤝 Have a collaborative research study you would like CGA-IGC to help promote? Learn more about how to have your study featured: 👉 cgaigc.com/copy-of-news 📌 In case you missed it! In 2025, CGA-IGC launched a 3-part Research Collaboration Podcast Series highlighting collaborative research initiatives across the hereditary GI cancer field. 🎧 Listen here: 👉cgaigc.com/podcast #LynchSyndrome #CDH1 #HereditaryGICancer @pAla2Arg @christinedrogan @josiebakerGC

📣 This is a call to action to Genetic Counseling Students (or their Mentors)! 🎓🧬 ➡️ You’ve already presented your thesis, now take it further by submitting it as an abstract for the #CGAIGC26 Annual Meeting, taking place November 2-4, 2026, in Denver, CO📍🏔️ ⏩ If your thesis relates to #HereditaryGICancer or the broader field of cancer genetics, we encourage you to submit. 📍 Learn more below about why and explore the abstract topics here. 🔗 👉 cgaigcmeeting.org/main-topic… #GeneticCounselors #Mentors #CancerGenetics @josiebakerGC