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Mar 30, 2021

"Colorectal cancer happened to me, so it can happen to you." Thrilled to share "Faces of Colorectal Cancer" where patients tell their own stories & advocate for #colorectalcancer screening. Thanks Jackie, Yasmeem,

@WalterHickmanll

, &

NHS Genomic Medicine Service

! facesofcrc.com

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Congrats on your work to improve diagnosis and management in #Lynchsyndrome

@kevinjmonahan

! Loving that you are reporting "direct" from the endoscopy suite!

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@NHSgms

Apr 5

“It can vastly reduce the risk of cancer.” @KevinJMonahan from @StMarksHospital and @LNWH_NHS highlights how a national testing programme for a genetic condition called Lynch Syndrome is helping improve the lives of patients living with #bowelcancer #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth

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Peter Stanich, MD and 9 others

CGA-IGC

@CGAIGC

Apr 3

📢📢Call for Applications now OPEN📢📢 👉Head over to 🔗tinyurl.com/u53eef8m & learn abt our exciting grant opportunities❗️ ➡️

@CCAREfightlynch

& #CGAIGC Award ➡️

@FightCRC

& #CGAIGC Early Career Award 🚨Deadline Aug 22, 2023 💰Start Jan 1, 2024 #HereditaryGICancers

Biology of Pre-cancers and Opportunities for Cancer Interception – lesson from colorectal cancer...

Abstract. Hereditary gastrointestinal cancer is associated with molecular and neoplastic precursors which have revealed much about sporadic carcinogenesis. Therefore, an appreciation of constitutio...

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! The world would be a much better place if everyone took vitamin L (laughter, light and love)!

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I love this. Take vitamin L everyday (laughter, light and love). #GDUGI2023 @FightCRC #Wellbeing #wellnessjourney

Apr 1

A superhero to so many of us! Thanks

for all you do and who you are! Your home town is proud of you!

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ABC News

@ABC

Mar 31

When 55-year-old Candace Henley was diagnosed with colorectal cancer 20 years ago, all she wanted was to see her youngest child turn 18. Now a cancer survivor, she's making it her mission to educate others about the disease and save lives. trib.al/v1y4W0u

Mar 28

Will definitely tune in to hear my favorite “chief surviving officer”

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The inspiring @colon_survivor Candace Henley on @GMA with @blackingastro ABGH president Dr. @SophieBalzoraMD on Wednesday for #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth! twitter.com/blackingastro/…

Congrats

on this important work. The paradigm appears to be shifting in CDH1 endoscopic surveillance. Will look forward to more data over time & predictors of invasive disease.

@CGAIGC

@DocStanich

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Jeremy L. Davis MD, FACS

@JeremyLDavisMD

Mar 27

Results of 5-year's work demonstrating that surveillance for #Hereditary #GastricCancer due to #CDH1 can be a safe alternative to prophylactic gastrectomy. @theNCI @NIDDKgov @NIHClinicalCntr @TheLancetOncol @IRPatNIH thelancet.com/journals/lanon

Mar 25

This 👇🏻

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Mark Lewis

@marklewismd

Mar 25

Med student: short white coat Resident: long white coat Attending:

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Candace Henley

Mar 25

Tune into "The Gut Check" today on

@WVON1690

Community Health Focus Hour today, 1p(cst) We are talking about colon cancer Facts vs Fiction #TheGutCheck

Swati G. Patel, MD MS

@swatigp

Mar 23

📣 "The best test is the test that gets done!" 🙏🏽 for getting this message out! Check out 🌟 Dr. Rodriguez break it down.

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Hear from Dr. Nicolette Rodriguez (@Dr_NJRodriguez), an early career investigator with #StandUpToCancer’s Colorectal Cancer Health Equity Dream Team. If you are 45 or older, make a plan to get screened for #colorectalcancer. The best path to prevention is early detection.

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Mar 24

Done. It took seconds to advocate for our patients and practices.

@AmerGastroAssn

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Swati G. Patel, MD MS

@swatigp

Mar 23

This takes <10 seconds. Do it. @FrankIScottMD @drfolamay @IssakaMD @DocStanich @SoniaKupfer @BilalMohammadMD @SultanMahmoodMD @AdvaniRashmiMD @SenguptaNeil @JHaydek @john_damianosMD @JosephHabibi_MD @neilRsharmaMD @chay__md @matthewhmeyers @NoureddinMD @abbassmohd @alhaddad_mo twitter.com/AmerGastroAssn…

Mar 22

Thank you for amplifying the importance of family history. As

says "Family secrets kill families".

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Stop being a family of secret keepers! About 10% of colon cancers are hereditary. Share the diseases/conditions in your family with your family; it may save a life. @LurieCancer @Cologuard @UICancerCenter @BigTenCRC #screeningmadness #coloncancer #familysecretskillfamilies

Mar 17

Thrilled to welcome 5 physician scientists into the intern class. The future is very bright!!!@UChicagoPSDP

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we are THRILLED to welcome our incoming class of PGY-1's to the University of Chicago IMR Program!

Great Debates & Updates

@GreatDebatesCME

Mar 15

Great Debates & Updates in Gastrointestinal Malignancies is three weeks away. There's still time to join us on March 30 - April 1 in Chicago, IL. Register today:strointestinalmalignancies.oncnet.com/register #Oncology #oncologyCME

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Mar 14

On a college tour in DC with our daughter, took some time for 2 powerful experiences: a sea of blue flags for #ColorectalCancer awareness &

@NMAAHC

exhibitions. Still lots of work to do to achieve equity in health & overall.

Taking a moment today to honor International Women’s Day

@UChicago

Blessed to be surrounded by amazing & strong women! Grateful for #HeForShe men as well.

Thanks for highlighting our work! Looking forward to sharing our ongoing work to understand inter-individual colonic responses to aspirin

@UCCancerCenter

American Physiological Society

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@APSPhysiology

Mar 7

Researchers use colon organoids to find out why aspirin protects against cancer: ow.ly/ukle50N3BgO via @PhysiologicalG. Pictured: author @SoniaKupfer. #APSselect

Dr Jennifer Christie

@JChristieMD

Honored to Network with my friend

@AnjanaPillaiMD

and my new friends and colleagues

@UChicagoMed

. Congrats on a successful conference!🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾

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Anjana Pillai

@AnjanaPillaiMD

What an amazing morning at our 5th annual Women in Digestive Diseases @UChicagoGI concluding with our incredible #keynote speaker and my friend @JChristieMD. Also brought my own #heforshe who wanted to be included in the pics! @UChicagoMed @EmoryGastroHep

Reasons women may find strategic networking harder: ➡️ left out of inner circles ➡️ likes attract ➡️ separate sphere dynamics ➡️ fear of using people ➡️ limited time ⁦

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Innovative cooking demonstration

WIDD with Allison Crawford, MD (who is a trained chef)! Many helpful tips for our patients & ourselves!

Amazing! And we can levitate in space!

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Having

at the

WIDD conference is everything! Looking forward to her talk “BMs are Everything: managing refractory constipation”

Focus on fertility for GI providers by Amanda Adeleye

@uchicago_obgyn

Infertility is common & affects many but isn’t talked about enough. Many (ourselves & our patients) can suffer in silence.

WIDD

Honored to have ⁦

⁩ educating on new nomenclature for eosinophilia GI disorders (EGID). Important for clinical care & research of these increasingly prevalent & recognized diseases ⁦

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⁩ presenting on tips for gluten free diet in celiac patients. She is a “gluten sleuth” to help patients identify potential cross contact. Grateful to have her on the team! ⁦

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Important & practical information about whole grains from Allison Crawford ⁦

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Proud to have

present on when to refer to high risk GI cancer clinic.

we now have 2 fantastic GI cancer genetic counselors

@christinedrogan

@pAla2Arg

! Happy to see patients throughout the

network!

Correction: Divya Kumari

Important info to provide our IR colleagues for UGI bleeding management presented by Divya Kumasi

@UChicagoRADS

at the

WIDD conference. Grateful for our IR colleagues when managing difficult bleeding cases.

Thanks for joining us

@LaurenFeldMD

. Wish you were here! A beautiful day on the

@UChicagoMed

campus!

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Lauren Feld

@LaurenFeldMD

Women in Digestive Diseases Conference @UChicagoGI highlights clinically important issues for patients and also key issues in workforce gender equity. Outstanding opening remarks by mentor and friend @VijayaRaoMD #WomeninGI

Kicking off the

WIDD conference on EtOH-associated liver disease by

@AnjanaPillaiMD

. Important differences btw women & men in metabolism & outcomes.

Kicking off the 5th annual Women in Digestive Diseases conference

with a full house! Looking forward to a great day of learning & inspiration. You can still join us virtually if you have FOMO!

There might be a winter storm on the way but that doesn’t stop

from showing up for #DressInBlueDay for #colorectalcancerawareness

Looking forward to this amazing program with keynote by Jennifer Christie! There’s still time to register for in person or virtual.

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There’s still time to join us THIS SATURDAY for the Women in Digestive Diseases conference! @UChicago experts will explore the barriers and solutions to women’s care and professional development in #GI. Register before time runs out! cme.uchicago.edu/WDD2023

Mar 2

Excellent research presentations by our

advanced fellows David Haikinian & Ben McDonald. Learned a lot about intestinal failure-induced liver disease & perianal Crohn’s.

Mar 2

Congrats! Well deserved

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Thank you to the @AmCollegeGastro for this award! I’m excited to continue researching #Cdiff in #IBD. Big thank you to my mentors @UMichGIHep @UMichResearch Nobu Kamada @ibddoctor @a2binny Krishna Rao! Also thanks to @umfoodoc for a division that supports junior faculty! twitter.com/AmCollegeGastr…