Castle Biosciences Celebrates Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month through Advocacy and Educational Collaborations - Seite 2

Gastro Broadcast

Castle is collaborating with Gastro Broadcast, a podcast featuring independent GI physicians having conversations with their colleagues, patient advocates and industry leaders on issues that impact gastroenterology. For an April episode, Castle collaborated with host, Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam of Huron Gastroenterology, who interviewed Dr. Sri Komanduri, Associate Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, to discuss efforts to educate the public about esophageal cancer and tools that can identify and stratify risk for the disease in patients with BE.

EndoscopyNow

Castle is collaborating with EndoscopyNow, a mobile application used among the GI professional community, and in April, is sponsoring EndoscopyNow’s first “Masters in Endoscopy” webinar, titled “Current Gaps and Risk Stratification in Barrett's Esophagus.” Presented by Dr. Sri Komanduri, the webinar will take place Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. Register for the webinar here or access it on demand in the EndoscopyNow app following the broadcast.

About Esophageal Cancer Action Network

The Esophageal Cancer Action Network (ECAN) is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization supporting esophageal cancer patients and their families. Their mission is to save lives by 1) increasing awareness about the link between Reflux Disease and Cancer, 2) promoting early detection, 3) supporting medical innovation to prevent, detect, treat and cure Esophageal Cancer, and 4) providing patients and families with the latest, most reliable medical information and compassionate support. ECAN’s relentless advocacy has increased the federal budget for Esophageal Cancer research by more than $15 million in the past three years, and millions more is expected in the years to come. Visit https://ecan.org/ for more information.

About Gastro Broadcast

Gastro Broadcast Independent GI Radio is a twice-monthly podcast featuring independent GI physicians and administrative leaders having conversations with their colleagues on issues that impact gastroenterology. While they may discuss treatment programs or innovative patient care in certain GI practices, Gastro Broadcast mostly explores how GI physicians navigate medicine, business, practice management, policy advocacy and many other issues they face in today’s healthcare environment. Access episodes online at https://gastrobroadcast.com/ or through 3^rd party applications Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.