Andreana N. Holowatyj

It’s official!! 2023 in full swing w/NOA for my lab’s 1st R01 converted to an R37 MERIT Award—providing my lab w/7 years of support. Immense gratitude to @NIH @theNCI for supporting our #EOCRC research! ➡️ theprefacestudy.org #ESI #R01 #PREFACEStudy #EAOCRC #crcsm #fertility

Proud of @VUMCDiscoveries Holowatyj Lab trainees Zoe (IM resident) & Allison (M4) for contributing to this paper! If you missed our #ASCO25 session on state of the art advances in #CRC & early-onset #EAOCRC #EOCRC, listen to recordings & read more in @ASCO Ed Book ⬇️! @EOAYACoP

#oncofertility: a vital topic to discuss w/ ALL early-onset patients b4 cancer treatment. Read more in this stellar @TheScientistLLC story, featuring @JohnMSalsmanPhD @ARosen380 & #PREFACEStudy! #ayacsm @VUMCDiscoveries @CathyEngMD @jordanberlin5 @FightCRC bit.ly/44W7CLx

Rare Appendix Cancer Cases Rising in Gen Xers, Millennials healthline.com/health-news/ap… vía @healthline

If you're a Generation X-er or a Millennial, local experts like Dr. Andreana Holowatyj say you may have a higher chance of getting appendiceal cancer. newschannel5.com/news/new-study…

Global Early Onset #Colorectalcancer Think Tank is an amazing initiation of an 👏 💙💪international multi-D group of doctors with ONE mission: Identify the etiologies for #Earlyonset #cancer! #cancerresearch This is just the beginning! So glad to be part of this effort!…

Amazing talk by @drholowatyj at @ASCO summarizing the state of the knowledge of young onset colorectal cancer! These patients have unique needs & providers need to ensure they discuss options like fertility preservation & sexual health with ALL patients! #ASCO25 #CRCSM @OncoAlert

Delighted to be here in Barcelona w/ my international expert colleagues to contribute to development and execution of a global strategy that deepens our understanding of early-onset CRC drivers & addresses this alarming disease rise. #EAOCRC #crcsm #ayacsm @josepereag @CathyEngMD

There are no established screening tools or prevention guidelines for appendix cancer. Nearly half of all patients are diagnosed only after the cancer has already spread to other organs. Holowatyj and others say it’s unlikely the rising numbers are due to better detection.…

Gen Xers & Millennials are about 3 times more likely than their parents to be diagnosed with #appendixcancer. This @CNN stellar story by @JacqEHoward draws important awareness to this rare GI cancer, to the patient voice & that early detection is crucial. cnn.com/2025/06/15/hea…

Gen X and millennials 3X more likely to get appendix cancer than their parents independent.co.uk/news/health/ap…

ICYMI: While appendix cancer is rare, incidence rates of appendiceal adenocarcinomas (AAs) have been increasing over the past several decades, particularly among #millennials. Read the full study here: bit.ly/449GhoO

🚨 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘅 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 Doctors often miss the signs, and most patients aren’t diagnosed until the cancer has spread. Now, rates are rising in younger adults. Article continues in 🔗

News: Appendix Cancer on the Rise in Younger Generations brnw.ch/21wTlG9

Rare appendix cancers are increasing among millennials and Gen X bit.ly/4dVgEvp

Appendix cancers on the rise in younger generations, study finds nbcnews.com/health/cancer/…

Though extremely rare, cancers of the appendix are being diagnosed at higher rates in Gen X and millennials compared with earlier cohorts. 4.nbcla.com/4qlZA4w

An analysis of a National Cancer Institute database found that compared to older generations, rates of appendix cancer have tripled among Gen X and quadrupled among millennials, according to the report, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. nbcnews.com/health/cancer/…

A rare appendix cancer is surging among people born in the 1980s and later, with rates for younger people up to four times higher than those born in the 1940s, a new study found. More: tinyurl.com/rv84y95e

#Appendicealcancer quadrupling in Millennials is worrisome. @AliceParkNY @TIME wrote a great piece ab these trends from our new @AnnalsofIM @VUMCDiscoveries study. Want to learn more about #appendixcancer? Check out this @NatureRevCancer expert overview: nature.com/articles/s4156…

Appendix cancer has quadrupled in older Millennials—TY @nytimes @AgrawalNina for covering my Lab’s new @acpmpresearch/@NIH-funded study. Stellar collab w/ @UTHealthSPH epidemiologist Dr. Murphy! @OncoAlert @AnnalsofIM 📘🔗: bit.ly/447v4oF NYT 🗞️: bit.ly/3Zo6zB9