Jordan Karlitz, MD, FACG, AGAF

It’s critical that during March (#ColonCancerAwarenessMonth), and any other month, we remember early-onset #colorectalcancer rates are increasing. Symptoms must be taken seriously. Cancer family histories should be updated to assure #hereditarycancer syndromes are not missed.

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Kids can help collect information on #cancer family history and motivate adults in their lives to do the same. This is critical info that can determine need for screening and genetic testing. #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZP8yoQbo2/ Check out this kids4cancerprevention video #genetics #hereditarycancer #colorectalcancer #medtwitter #gitwitter @AmCollegeGastro @AmerGastroAssn @Alive_And_Kickn

Kids can motivate their parents, relatives and their communities to get screened for #colorectalcancer and other cancers. kids4cancerprevention.com is a youth lead initiative empowering kids to speak up, get involved, and help save lives in the battle against #cancer #gitwitter #medtwitter @AmCollegeGastro @kids4cancerprev

So proud of my kids who started kids4cancerprevention.com focusing on kids empowering adults to get screened for #colorectalcancer and other #cancer types. Check out this #CRC video they recorded. @kids4cancerpreven/video/7583139531499556109?q=kids4cancerprevention&t=1765819341644" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tiktok.com/@kids4cancerpr… @AmCollegeGastro #cancer #gitwitter #medtwitter @NCCRTnews

🎉 Congrats to @FrankIScottMD & @BenClickMD on publishing their updated systematic review & network meta-analysis informing the 2025 @AmerGastroAssn Clinical Guidelines on the management of mod-to-severe Crohn’s disease in Gastroenterology! 🔗gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…

Excited to be speaking at the @AmCollegeGastro Postgraduate Course #ACG2025 in Phoenix! 🏜️ I’ll be presenting on how good ergonomics can 🙌🏻 your professional longevity including practical tips you can start today! 👉 Don’t miss it! 🔗 acgmeetings.gi.org

@anoushkaduaMD Important info. We also published a helpful workflow paper on advanced colorectal polyps, including implications for family members, in @AmJGastro @AmCollegeGastro #GITwitter journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2…

It is our responsibility as GI doctors to directly inform patients who are found to have advanced adenomas: ✅Future surveillance should occur at no > 5y intervals ✅Children? If so, should be screened starting at age 40! I always ☎️ patients to tell them verbally!🗣️ #GITwitter

Distant and regional stage #colorectalcancer is increasing in younger individuals. #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth @AmCollegeGastro @AmerGastroAssn aacrjournals.org/cebp/article/3…

#ColorectalCancer is increasingly being diagnosed at advanced stages in younger individuals. #ScreenOnTimeAt45 for those average-risk. Act early on concerning symptoms. Know your #cancer family history as earlier screening may be needed.aacrjournals.org/cebp/article/3…

Of >105,000 participants with 30-year follow-up, only 9.3% achieved healthy aging (age 70, w/o any chronic diseases). Their diet was significantly associated with this outcome🧵 @NatureMedicine

#ScreenOnTimeAt45 for those average-risk for #colorectalcancer. Maintain healthy diet/lifestyle. Act early on concerning symptoms. Know your #cancer family history because some may need even earlier screening. spr.ly/60160QJNK #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth @katiecouric

It might be time for a new hashtag: #ScreenOnTimeAt45. Guidelines recommend #colorectalcancer screening at age 45 in average-risk individuals but screening rates in younger individuals are low. On-Time screening is key #colorectalcancerawarenessmonth @AmCollegeGastro @CUAnschutz

Friday 3/7/25 #DressinBlueDay #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth @IBD_Houston @IBD_Afzali @AlkhouriNaim @DrJessicaA @AroniadisC @DrJordanAxelrad @DrDBernstein @burkegastrodoc @shannonchangmd @ScottGabbardMD @hgagneja @tinahamd @DavidHudesmanMD @PrasadIyerMDn @jkarlitzmd

📢The incidence of #eoCRC in people under 50 is on the rise & we have a toolkit that is dedicated entirely to #eoCRC. 🙏 to our Education Committee members, for reviewing this toolkit each year & adding new content including podcasts, webinars & various web resources helpful if you are caring for patients w/ #eoCRC. ➡️Take the time to peruse the #eoCRC toolkit during #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth here 👉#eocrc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cgaigc.com/toolkits#eocrc #HereditaryGICancer @josiebakerGC

#gitwitter get fired up! 🔥🔥🔥 This is the most exciting endoscopy course coming this year! Bringing together Chicago’s greatest and others around the U.S. for 2 days of live endoscopy and training! Be there! 🫵 @UzmaSiddiquiMD @gastrowala @Scopesdoc @bostonsci @ASGEendoscopy

Live from #ASCO24: Poster presentation from Dana-Farber's Catherine Marinac, PhD, who evaluated the success of MCED tests among cancer survivors.

Adding multi-cancer early detection testing may increase diagnostic efficiency and reduce the time to cancer diagnosis among Medicare patients. #ASCO24 See the full poster: bit.ly/3X5v4Tb

Don’t miss #ColonCancer expert Dr. Swati Patel @swatigp @DDWMeeting 💙. She is covering #HereditaryGICancer #LynchSyndrome risk factors, screening and disparities in #GICancers along with strategies to improve #colonoscopy. @ASGEendoscopy @CUCancerCenter acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/AI…

New data supports #colorectalcancer screening starting at age 45. @eric_montminy1 & colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study of stage-stratified CRC and found that adults aged 46-49 years have an increasing burden of more advanced-stage CRC. ow.ly/oHeO50Rwe08

An #npjPrecisionOncology study reports three real-world cases of a multi #cancer early detection (#MCED) blood test leading to diagnoses of stage 1 #ovariancancer #kidneycancer and #tonsillarcancer. @Grailbio @jkarlitzmd buff.ly/4aNKDTp