Colorectal Cancer and The Couric Effect - Continued: Awareness to Action to Advocacy
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🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Colorectal cancer is one of the few cancers that can often be prevented through screening, yet far too many people aren't getting screened on time. In this episode of Medically Speaking, Dr. Eve Glazier welcomes back the show's very first guest, award-winning journalist Katie Couric, for an ongoing conversation and call to action for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Joined by Fola May, MD, PhD, UCLA gastroenterologist, and researcher, they discuss what's changed in the conversation around colorectal cancer, why screening matters more than ever, the symptoms people should never ignore, and how to choose among today's screening options. They also explore the barriers that keep people from follow-through — and why turning awareness into action can save lives.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human. |
| 0:09.0 | Hi, everyone. Welcome back to UCLA Health's medically speaking. I'm your host, Dr. Eve Glacier. |
| 0:14.5 | Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable cancers we face. And yet in 2026, more than 55,000 people in the United States |
| 0:23.3 | are expected to die from it. And what's especially alarming is what we're seeing in younger |
| 0:27.7 | adults. Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50. |
| 0:33.4 | These are staggering and heartbreaking numbers for disease where screening can truly change |
| 0:37.8 | outcomes and in many cases prevent cancer before it even starts. |
| 0:42.9 | So if you've been putting your screening off, waiting for a symptom or the right time, |
| 0:47.4 | consider this your nudge. |
| 0:48.9 | It's colorectal cancer awareness month and we're turning awareness into action. |
| 0:53.4 | Today we're going to break down what screening really means, how to choose the option that best fits you, |
| 0:58.0 | what symptoms you should never wait for, and how to get past the real-life barriers so this actually gets done. |
| 1:03.0 | And to help us do this, I'm joined by an incredible duo, and two of my favorite professional nudgers. |
| 1:09.0 | Katie Kirk is back with us, award-winning journalist, advocate, co-founder of Stand Up to Cancer |
| 1:15.1 | and the person who changed how Americans think about colorectal cancer screening. |
| 1:19.5 | And we're also joined by my UCLA health colleague, Dr. Folomei, gastroenterologist, health equity researcher, |
| 1:25.9 | and someone who's been working to redesign care so |
| 1:28.0 | everyone can get screened and get the follow-up they need. Katie, Fola, welcome. Thank you. Thank you for having us. |
| 1:34.3 | So happy to be here. Happy to be here with Fola and with you again, Eve. Thank you for bringing |
| 1:39.9 | attention to this important issue. I can't think of anything more important, especially |
| 1:45.5 | given that it's colorectal cancer awareness month. Absolutely. Before we dive in, I'd love to just |
| 1:52.1 | have a minute so everyone can meet our guests, even though they probably already know a lot |
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