2️⃣ First Moments 🗓️ 🔹Noticing when something was first wrong 🔹Family history and risk factors

3️⃣ Challenges in Diagnosis 💭 🔹Difficulties in getting diagnosed and navigating the early workup process

4️⃣ Being a Young Patient 👶🏻 🔹Early dismissal in symptoms? 🔹How did being young affect your physician’s perspective on your symptoms?

5️⃣ A Doctor and a Cancer Survivor🥼 🔹How did being a doctor impact your perspective on your cancer diagnosis and the treatment you underwent?

6️⃣ Words for Medical Professionals 🗣️ 🔹What should medical professionals know about recognising and diagnosing colon cancer in young patients?

7️⃣ Treatment 🧬 🔹Treatments undergone 🔹Side-effects and impact on life

8️⃣ Discussions Among the Medical Community 🧑‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ 🔹What needs to change? 🔹Impact of primary care doctors

9️⃣ Advice for Young Patients 🫵 🔹People who may be experiencing symptoms but are too afraid to seek help 🔹Physician education towards younger patients on cancer risks

🔟 Debunking Myths ✋ 🔹Tackling myths and misconceptions in colon cancer

1️⃣1️⃣ Social Media and Patient Advocacy 🤳 🔹Power of the internet and of people 🔹Spreading awareness

1️⃣2️⃣ Perspective on Life 🕊️ 🔹Realising what is important 🔹Chasing joy 🔹The life yet to live versus the life being left behind

1️⃣3️⃣ Support Systems 🫂 🔹Friends/family/patient groups 🔹Finding your tribe

1️⃣4️⃣ Message to Young People 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 🔹You are not alone 🔹Don’t be afraid to ask for help 🔹Personal challenges faced and obstacles overcome

1/ ⏰ for #EBGI Tweetorial🧵w/ Aastha Chokshi, MD! “Decreasing Cirrhosis Risk in MASLD: Don’t Drink Alcohol!” 📜Summary: shorturl.at/Be3iX 🎧shorturl.at/uhWEa 📰 shorturl.at/q0Of1 #GITwitter

Evidence-Based GI: An ACG Publication (EBGI) ACG AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology AASLD Nicole Rich Philip Okafor Mariam Naveed, MD Amy Oxentenko MD Aasma Shaukat MD MPH Fola May, MD PhD Pascale M. White, MD, MBA, MS, FACG Fight Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Cancer Alliance Dr. Cathy Eng Peter Liang, MD MPH Brian Dooreck, MD Kevin E. Woods, MD, MPH Shazia Siddique MD MS Neil Sengupta MD, FACG Robert Huang Austin Chiang, MD MPH FASGE FACG Averill Guo Akwi Asombang MD MPH Thomas Runge, MD MPH Tyler Berzin MD, FASGE Vaibhav Wadhwa Dr Jennifer Christie Rashmi Advani, MD, ABOM Judy Trieu, MD, MPH Laura Chiu Sean Fine Healio Gastroenterology Daniela Guerrero Vinsard MD Jill Gaidos, MD Evidence-Based GI Doc Rahul S. Dalal, MD, MPH Amy Lee Lightner, MD Katie Dunleavy Emre Gorgun Colon Cancer Foundation Mohammad Bilal, MD SandraQuezadaMD Joseph Sleiman, MD, FACP Ryan Ungaro MD MS Aline Charabaty, MD, FACG, AGAF UMarylandGI Dr. Amrita Sethi Don Portocarrero 8/8 Thank you & please check out Evidence-Based GI: An ACG Publication (EBGI) summaries @ gi.org/ebgi Stay tuned for next week’s 🧵 “Combination Therapy as Primary Prophylaxis for High-Risk Esophageal Varices” w/ Daryl Ramai, MD, MPH, MSc.

ABGH Summit is underway! #abghsummit25

Is this is your first Digestive Disease Week 🔥🔥🔥? Here is a throwback to my blog post for some Tips from #DDW2018 that I wrote 7 yrs ago, probably still true for #DDW2025 Intentionally not updated - to cherish the naive writing in 2018😀 What are your tips for 1st time DDW attendees?

#DDW2025 we are ready #AGAGastroSquad LONG THREAD🚨#StayGutsy Sharing my personal schedule (Heavy w/ Clinical IBD & social events), in case it helps you maximize your time. Of course, I will not be everywhere, nor did I include everything. Let's learn & have fun!

Sharing my medical journey with TVJ’s Smile Jamaica Diaspora segment. Here’s to representation, the power of a supportive village, and inspiring another generation of dreamers. 🙏🏾🙂

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