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Sara K. Char, MD

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Oncology fellow at Dana-Farber by way of MGH Medicine

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7 Investigates: Colorectal cancer cases surge among young adults  - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News BOSTON (WHDH) - The news hit John Veale hard.“It almost feels like a bullet through your heart,” said Veale, a Boston resident. “I remember just<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/7-investigates/7-investigates-colorectal-cancer-cases-surge-among-young-adults/">Read More</a>

"The most frightening thing is, we don’t completely understand why these rates are rising in young people without risk factors” - @danafarber.bsky.social’s Dr. Kimmie Ng speaks with 7News Boston about the rising rate of young-onset colorectal cancer.

➡️ bit.ly/4sf4bZk

27.02.2026 18:00 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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The Cancer No One Can Explain The Cancer No One Can Explain: Colorectal cancer in young people has been rising for 30 years. We still don't know why—and that's killing people.

"The Cancer No One Can Explain" - Kicking off #ColorectalCancerAwareness month with this great piece in @nautil.us magazine featuring a Q&A about young-onset colorectal cancer with @danafarber.bsky.social’s Dr. Leah Biller.

Read more here: bit.ly/4b4lRju

02.03.2026 17:30 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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How Colorectal Cancer Is Missed in Women “There's a fable out there that colorectal cancer is an old man’s disease. We have to fight that." 

Why is #colorectalcancer rising in younger adults? Featured in @katiecouric.bsky.social Media, @danafarber.bsky.social’s Dr. Kimmie Ng discusses the top theories researchers are investigating and risk factors you don't want to ignore. #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

➡️ bit.ly/4ujThU7

06.03.2026 20:00 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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A healthy diet can help reduce cancer risk, but it may also help people already diagnosed with cancer live longer. Learn about the benefits of eating foods that reduce inflammation in Cancer Today: buff.ly/6fnSObs @sarakchar.bsky.social

08.01.2026 20:05 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Dana-Farber Report Shows Alarming Rise in Many Gastrointestinal Cancers in Young People Dana-Farber Cancer Institute experts report findings from a literature review that rates of early onset gastrointestinal cancers are rising rapidly, with the youngest groups experiencing the highest rise in rates. These alarming rises apply not just to colorectal cancer, but also to pancreatic cancer, esophageal and stomach cancers, as well as rarer gastrointestinal cancers of the appendix, biliary cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors.

A new report from @danafarber.bsky.social highlights rising rates of GI cancers in young adults - not just #colorectal, but also #pancreatic, #esophageal, #gastric, #biliary & more.

Read more: bit.ly/40D0kd8

08.07.2025 20:30 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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ASCO 2025: Structured Exercise Programs Improve Survival, Outcomes in Some Patients With Colon Cancer A 3-year structured exercise program initiated soon after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy improves disease-free and overall survival, as well as patient-reported physical functioning and fitness, ...

A 3-year structured exercise program initiated soon after adjuvant chemotherapy improves disease-free and overall survival, and patient-reported physical functioning and health-related fitness, in patients with stage III and high-risk stage II colon cancer #ASCO25 ascopost.com/news/june-20...

01.06.2025 16:47 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
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An anti-inflammatory diet may help colon cancer patients live longer, study says The findings suggest that food can play a major role in cancer patients' health.

An anti-inflammatory diet may help colon cancer patients live longer, study says. @danafarber.bsky.social’s Sara Char, MD, and Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH, talked with NBC News about their research on diet and #coloncancer presented at #ASCO25: bit.ly/451IZOb

03.06.2025 18:00 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Insightful takeaways from the session Beyond the Headlines: The Real Impact of Early-Onset Cancers at #ASCO25 — highlighting how these rising cases are reshaping care, research, and advocacy.

02.06.2025 14:44 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you @wsj.com for featuring our work! Healthy diet and physical activity are essential parts of colon cancer care and survivorship.

02.06.2025 11:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you @ascocancer.bsky.social for the opportunity to present our work. Incredibly grateful to Kimmie Ng and Chen Yuan for their mentorship @danafarber.bsky.social

02.06.2025 11:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at #ASCO25

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at #ASCO25

Don’t miss research at #ASCO25: This study presented by @danafarber.bsky.social later today looks at colon cancer and diet, suggesting diet may influence cancer outcomes after diagnosis and treatment.

Press release here: bit.ly/3FobT0z

01.06.2025 12:00 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Adjuvant Atezolizumab Plus mFOLFOX6 Improves DFS in dMMR Colon Cancer Adjuvant atezolizumab plus mFOLFOX6 improved disease-free survival vs mFOLFOX6 alone in patients with stage III, mismatch repair–deficient colon cancer.

Adjuvant Atezolizumab Plus mFOLFOX6 Improves DFS in dMMR Colon Cancer @ascocancer.bsky.social #ASCO25 www.onclive.com/view/adjuvan...

01.06.2025 12:04 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Late breaking at #ASCO25:

A 3-year structured exercise program after adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer improved disease-free and overall survival, physical functioning, and fitness, as compared with health education alone. Full CHALLENGE phase 3 trial: nej.md/4mh5RPL

@ascocancer.bsky.social

01.06.2025 12:05 👍 49 🔁 27 💬 2 📌 5