Sara K. Char, MD
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Oncology fellow at Dana-Farber by way of MGH Medicine
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Sara K. Char, MD
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
16 days ago
A healthy diet can help reduce cancer risk, but it may also help people already diagnosed with cancer live longer. Learn about the benefits of eating foods that reduce inflammation in Cancer Today:
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Sara K. Char, MD
Dana-Farber News
7 months ago
A new report from @danafarber.bsky.social highlights rising rates of GI cancers in young adults - not just #colorectal, but also #pancreatic, #esophageal, #gastric, #biliary & more. Read more:
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Dana-Farber Report Shows Alarming Rise in Many Gastrointestinal Cancers in Young People
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute experts report findings from a literature review that rates of early onset gastrointestinal cancers are rising rapidly, with the youngest groups experiencing the highest rise in rates. These alarming rises apply not just to colorectal cancer, but also to pancreatic cancer, esophageal and stomach cancers, as well as rarer gastrointestinal cancers of the appendix, biliary cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors.
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Sara K. Char, MD
The ASCO Post
8 months ago
A 3-year structured exercise program initiated soon after adjuvant chemotherapy improves disease-free and overall survival, and patient-reported physical functioning and health-related fitness, in patients with stage III and high-risk stage II colon cancer
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ASCO 2025: Structured Exercise Programs Improve Survival, Outcomes in Some Patients With Colon Cancer
A 3-year structured exercise program initiated soon after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy improves disease-free and overall survival, as well as patient-reported physical functioning and fitness, ...
https://ascopost.com/news/june-2025/structured-exercise-programs-improve-survival-in-some-patients-with-colon-cancer/
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Sara K. Char, MD
Dana-Farber News
8 months ago
An anti-inflammatory diet may help colon cancer patients live longer, study says. @danafarber.bsky.social’s Sara Char, MD, and Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH, talked with NBC News about their research on diet and #coloncancer presented at #ASCO25:
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An anti-inflammatory diet may help colon cancer patients live longer, study says
The findings suggest that food can play a major role in cancer patients' health.
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Sara K. Char, MD
American Society of Clinical Oncology
8 months ago
Insightful takeaways from the session Beyond the Headlines: The Real Impact of Early-Onset Cancers at
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— highlighting how these rising cases are reshaping care, research, and advocacy.
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Thank you
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for featuring our work! Healthy diet and physical activity are essential parts of colon cancer care and survivorship.
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Thank you
@ascocancer.bsky.social
for the opportunity to present our work. Incredibly grateful to Kimmie Ng and Chen Yuan for their mentorship
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Sara K. Char, MD
Dana-Farber News
8 months ago
Don’t miss research at #ASCO25: This study presented by @danafarber.bsky.social later today looks at colon cancer and diet, suggesting diet may influence cancer outcomes after diagnosis and treatment. Press release here:
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Sara K. Char, MD
OncLive
8 months ago
Adjuvant Atezolizumab Plus mFOLFOX6 Improves DFS in dMMR Colon Cancer
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Adjuvant Atezolizumab Plus mFOLFOX6 Improves DFS in dMMR Colon Cancer
Adjuvant atezolizumab plus mFOLFOX6 improved disease-free survival vs mFOLFOX6 alone in patients with stage III, mismatch repair–deficient colon cancer.
https://www.onclive.com/view/adjuvant-atezolizumab-plus-mfolfox6-improves-dfs-in-dmmr-colon-cancer
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Sara K. Char, MD
NEJM.org
8 months ago
Late breaking at
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: A 3-year structured exercise program after adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer improved disease-free and overall survival, physical functioning, and fitness, as compared with health education alone. Full CHALLENGE phase 3 trial:
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