Matt Yurgelun, MD (@mattyurgelun) 's Twitter Profile
Matt Yurgelun, MD

@mattyurgelun

GI Medical Oncologist; Director, @DanaFarber Lynch Syndrome Center; Hereditary GI Cancer Research; Tweets are my own and are not medical advice

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“I hope that other families never have to go through this,” Stephanie Dobson says. “But if they do, that it’s as supported and informed as ours is.” #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth #DanaFarber #LynchSyndrome ms.spr.ly/6016ct4Tu

Asaf Maoz (@asaf_maoz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How can the electronic health record (EHR) be leveraged to understand the magnitude of #LynchSyndrome underdiagnosis? Can we use the EHR to identify gaps underlying this problem? Our editorial for JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics: ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12… Thank you Matt Yurgelun, MD ! CGA-IGC

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Excited & honored to share this story of discovery and prevention in #LynchSyndrome ⁦Gastroenterology⁩ This work is key to why I pursued a career studying & treating Lynch Syndrome and GI cancers Thanks to Dr. Boland for bringing me along for the ride gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…

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On October 6, I’ll be walking to raise money for the Dana-Farber Lynch Syndrome Center 100% of funds raised will support #LynchSyndrome education, research, and patient care Click here to donate ▶️▶️ danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/Yurgelun

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New ⁦National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)⁩ guidelines for Breast/Ovarian/Pancreatic Cancer Genetics posted at nccn.org/professionals/… New recommendation that #PancreaticCancer screening be “considered” for all BRCA2 and ATM pathogenic variant carriers by age 50, even without known family history

New ⁦<a href="/NCCN/">National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)</a>⁩ guidelines for Breast/Ovarian/Pancreatic Cancer Genetics posted at nccn.org/professionals/… 

New recommendation that #PancreaticCancer screening be “considered” for all BRCA2 and ATM pathogenic variant carriers by age 50, even without known family history
Matt Yurgelun, MD (@mattyurgelun) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you at the CGA-IGC Annual Meeting (or wish you were)? Then you will undoubtedly enjoy the FREE Dana-Farber #LynchSyndrome Center’s Scientific Symposium Wed April 16, 2025. Registration is now open, *and* we are calling for abstract submissions this year #CGAIGC24

Are you at the <a href="/CGAIGC/">CGA-IGC</a> Annual Meeting (or wish you were)? Then you will undoubtedly enjoy the FREE <a href="/DanaFarber/">Dana-Farber</a> #LynchSyndrome Center’s Scientific Symposium Wed April 16, 2025.

Registration is now open, *and* we are calling for abstract submissions this year

#CGAIGC24
CGA-IGC (@cgaigc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dana-Farber #LynchSyndrome Center is organizing the 2nd Annual Lynch Syndrome Scientific Symposium. Hosted by Matt Yurgelun, MD & Sapna Syngal, MD it includes many expert speakers. Proud to see so many #CGAIGC members involved inc Zsofia Stadler Timothy Yen MD Ajay Bansal & more

<a href="/DanaFarber/">Dana-Farber</a> #LynchSyndrome Center is organizing the 2nd Annual Lynch Syndrome Scientific Symposium. 

Hosted by <a href="/MattYurgelun/">Matt Yurgelun, MD</a> &amp; <a href="/SapnaSyngal/">Sapna Syngal, MD</a> it includes many expert speakers. Proud to see so many #CGAIGC members involved inc <a href="/StadlerZsofia/">Zsofia Stadler</a> <a href="/TimYen1/">Timothy Yen MD</a> <a href="/AjayBansal_KUMC/">Ajay Bansal</a> &amp; more
CGA-IGC (@cgaigc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢Interested in submitting an abstract for the Dana-Farber #LynchSyndrome Scientific Symposium❓ ➡️The abstract submission deadline has been EXTENDED‼️ ⏱️NOW February 12, 2025, at 11:59 EST 📍Submit your abstract here👉tinyurl.com/429ystbk ✅Register here 👉

📢Interested in submitting an abstract for the <a href="/DanaFarber/">Dana-Farber</a> #LynchSyndrome Scientific Symposium❓

➡️The abstract submission deadline has been EXTENDED‼️

⏱️NOW February 12, 2025, at 11:59 EST
📍Submit your abstract here👉tinyurl.com/429ystbk
✅Register here 👉
Matt Yurgelun, MD (@mattyurgelun) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Huge thanks to TODAY and Craig Melvin for helping to spread the word on #LynchSyndrome and all of the important efforts to increase awareness, improve treatments, and maximize cancer prevention! today.com/video/inside-t…

Dana-Farber's Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center (@dfarberyoungcrc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The TODAY stopped by Dana-Farber to learn more about Lynch syndrome with Matt Yurgelun, MD and our Lynch Syndrome Center. Learn how genetic testing can help a patient with cancer's family members catch potential disease before it spreads. today.com/video/inside-t…

Craig Melvin (@craigmelvin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Marking Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, I reported on the groundbreaking research from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that’s working to find cancer before it spreads. today.com/video/inside-t…

Michael Serzan, MD (@mikeserzanmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

💫One of my favorite parts of Dana-Farber is the rich collaboration and focus on patient education 🗓️ March 22 is #LynchSyndrome Awareness Day #LynchSyndrome is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition condition that increases risk of GI, GU, endometrial, and ovarian

💫One of my favorite parts of <a href="/DanaFarber/">Dana-Farber</a> is the rich collaboration and focus on patient education 

🗓️ March 22 is #LynchSyndrome Awareness Day

#LynchSyndrome is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition condition that increases risk of GI, GU, endometrial,  and ovarian
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There’s still time to join us for our Dana-Farber #LynchSyndrome Scientific Symposium all day Wed April 16. Available virtually or in-person for FREE! Register at: redcap.link/LynchSymposium…

There’s still time to join us for our <a href="/DanaFarber/">Dana-Farber</a> #LynchSyndrome Scientific Symposium all day Wed April 16. 

Available virtually or in-person for FREE! 

Register at: redcap.link/LynchSymposium…
CGA-IGC (@cgaigc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢#LynchSyndromeAwarenessDay may be over but the education continues ➡️Join our colleagues & friends from Dana-Farber & the wider #HereditaryGICancer community for this FREE #LynchSyndrome Scientific Symposium 🗓️Wed April 16 ⌚️9am-5pm ✍️redcap.link/LynchSymposium… 📍An impressive

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Have you seen non-response to immunotherapy in locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H rectal cancer? We describe such a case with underlying MMR heterogeneity as a potential mechanism of resistance to dostarlimab. ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.120… JCO Precision Oncology Matt Yurgelun, MD