Burt's central research interest is to define new colon cancer susceptibility genes. Related projects include study of genetic environmental interactions and gene-gene interactions that give rise to colon cancer. His chief clinical focus is on cancer prevention through appropriate screening for colorectal and other cancers, with particular attention given to increased risk factors in inherited and non-inherited polyposis syndromes. Dr. Burt has been a principal investigator on several large NIH studies of colon cancer and has authored or co-authored numerous textbook chapters and articles in major scientific journals, several of which are considered seminal. He is the recipient of several teaching awards at the University of Utah and is also Senior Director for Prevention and Outreach at Huntsman Cancer Institute and Director of the institute's Familial Colon Cancer Clinic. The ideas and viewpoints expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not necessarily represent any policy, position, or program of the NCCN.
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