The Fiber Advantage: Preventing Colorectal Cancer - RWJUH Somerset
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12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Steeplechase Cancer Center Third Floor Conference Room
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance reported 154,270 new cases of colorectal cancer in the United States in 2025.
As the third leading cause of cancer related deaths, you can reduce your risks. Discover types of colorectal cancer, risk factors, causes, screening tools such as FIT tests versus colonoscopy, stages of cancer and advanced treatments like the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.
Understand prevention strategies including a high fiber diet, the types of fiber, foods containing high content and adequate amounts ingest daily.
A cooking demo of high-fiber foods and lunch provided. An educational model of a colon will be exhibited.
Brendan Scully, MD, colon and rectal surgeon
Karen Connelly, RD, oncologic nutritionist
Vanderborght Cornelius, executive chef