“A family history of colorectal cancer is a major risk factor for developing the cancer yourself,” says surgical oncologist Steven Nurkin, MD, FACS, Chief of Colorectal Surgery at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Lynch syndrome is a rare, inherited risk for cancer that affects an estimated 1% of the general population.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer.

In another life, Nikia Clark Robinson might have been a teacher, following in her mother’s footsteps.