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Colorectal Cancer in Younger Individuals & The Importance of Hereditary Cancer TestingĀ 

Myriad Genetics

Colorectal cancer, once considered a disease of the elderly, is now increasingly affecting younger individuals. Several factors may contribute to the rise of colorectal cancer cases in younger individuals in the U.S. Singleton’s story In 2015, J.J. Family history may play a role in qualifying for additional screenings.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. Jessie: Exactly. Eric: Which brings us to an article.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

But what happened when we finally… When he did get the diagnosis, it all fell into place. So I thought… And I was doing this for the United States Preventive Services Task Force because we were looking at the evidence to what’s the benefit and harm of screening, and I had to look all over. 2015, 2016.

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Conscientous Provision of MAID and Abortion: Robert Brody, Lori Freedman, Mara Buchbinder

GeriPal

And this was in 2015 when I started to think about this project. That’s what I had done with my abortion research, and I had also studied newborn screening policies evolving. And the argument was framed more as a healthcare choice made by individuals in conjunction with their clinicians. So religion, much less.