Participant Engagement and Genome Sequencing

enero 25, 2023

Participant Engagement and Genome Sequencing

enero 25, 2023

This program provides an opportunity for patients, their caregivers, and advocates to participate in this research effort to better understand colorectal cancer at multiple levels. Dr. Ryan Fields shares more about this program and its potential impact on future best practices for genomic research.
 
About the Program
The research team at Washington University School of Medicine and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center is partnering with Fight Colorectal Cancer to launch the National Cancer Institute-funded Participant Engagement and Cancer Genome Sequencing (PE-CGS) “Cancer Moonshot” program specifically looking at colorectal cancer patients within the black community who are under the age of 50.