Endurance Sports and Colorectal Cancer: Is There a Connection?

Timothy L. Cannon, MD, is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine. He serves as the Sheridan Director, Molecular Tumor Board and Co-Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Program. After treating three ultramarathoners who had developed colorectal cancer in recent years, I had a suspicion: This could be more than a coincidence. I found…

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Immunotherapy: Cancer Care Gets Customized

Timothy L. Cannon, MD, is board certified in medical oncology and hematology, and has a special interest in managing gastrointestinal cancers. Dr. Cannon is the clinical director and moderator of Inova’s weekly molecular tumor board, which matches patients with targeted therapies based on molecular diagnostics.      Tiffani A. DeMarco, MS, CGC, is a board-certified…

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