Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer in the U.S., but it is also a highly preventable disease. During this talk, Dr. Kimmie Ng will review the epidemiology of colorectal cancer and the basics of colorectal cancer screening. She will also discuss the diet and lifestyle factors that may help to decrease the risk of developing this disease. 

Dr. Kimmie Ng is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She serves as the Founding Director of the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center, Co-Director of the Colon and Rectal Cancer Center, and Director of Translational Research in the Center for Gastrointestinal Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. Her research focuses on identifying dietary, plasma, and molecular predictors of improved survival in patients with colorectal cancer, with a special interest in the vitamin D pathway and the microbiome. 

News and TV articles/videos featuring Dr. Ng:
https://www.today.com/video/colon-cancer-screening-should-start-at-45-task-force-recommends-94839877658
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/health/colon-cancer-screening-age-45.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/colon-cancer-chadwick-boseman-tips/2020/09/03/13d224f2-ed29-11ea-99a1-71343d03bc29_story.html
https://www.today.com/video/new-colon-cancer-screening-guidelines-what-you-need-to-know-80057925690
 
Information about Dr. Ng's Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center:
https://www.dana-farber.org/young-onset-colorectal-cancer-center/