17th Annual Meeting Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common and preventable cancers affecting American men and women today. As new information and cutting edge approaches to cancer care emerge, it is critical to educate and support the health professionals who apply and evaluate these constant updates to clinical practice. The conference is structured to accomplish this monumental task, gathering health care professionals who care for individuals who have or are at high risk for colorectal cancer and their families. Topics highlight the importance of screening and surveillance, evidence based approaches to new diagnostic techniques, devices, and pharmaceuticals, limitations of current technology, and barriers to the diagnosis and prevention of cancer. Through the use of patient centered decision support tools, the audience will gain experience with current technologies that enhance their ability to diagnose hereditary colon cancer. Genetic, surgical, and pathologic approaches to the diagnosis and management of individuals with hereditary colon cancer are integral to the conference as well.