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Northwell's Expanding Early Onset Cancer Program

Season 2025, Ep. 12.16
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Dr. Parul Shukla and Christine Molmenti, PhD, MPH, join Lisa Wexler to talk about the alarming rate of young people getting colorectal cancer, and why they must advocate for themselves to get the right diagnostic testing. Plus, how patients are being identified and referred to Northwell Health's Early Onset Cancer Program, what the program does for patients, and why we must avoid ultra-processed food, which many don't realize are core foods we buy.

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