Episode 21: Colorectal Cancer in Young Patients

On June 21, 2020, our host Dr. Marianne Ritchie was joined by Dr. Robin Mendelsohn, Dr. Scott Waldman and Dr. Adam Snook to discuss the rise of #colorectalcancer in young patients and the ongoing development of new therapies and a vaccine.⁠Dr. Mendelsohn is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Center for Young Onset of Colorectal Cancer.Dr. Waldman is a Samuel MV Hamilton Professor of Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Chair of the Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics at Thomas Jefferson. University.Dr. Snook is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics at Thomas Jefferson University.Each week we highlight the #RealChampions in your life! Your family, friends, or colleagues who go the extra mile to help others in their community. For this week, Your Real Champion was Jack Cloran - a man with a plan! At the age of 18, Jack Cloran has faced more challenges than some will meet in a lifetime. Hear about his courageous battle with osteosarcoma. An amputation will not block his path to Penn State for college or the Paralympics!