Identify and select evidence-based innovations and tools to increase quality screening
in a range of settings and populations.
2023 Lead Time Messaging Guidebook
Our newest resource is intended to provide you with information and tools to motivate individuals at average and heightened risk for CRC to discuss screening prior to the recommended screening age.
2023 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting
The 2023 Annual Meeting convened around our shared goal to increase colorectal cancer screening, thereby reducing deaths from this highly preventable and curable disease from November 15-17, 2023.
America’s leading voice on colorectal cancer control
The ACS NCCRT is an inclusive accessible organization dedicated to successfully convening and engaging public, private, and civic organizations and individuals committed to colorectal cancer prevention and early detection.
Our Mission
Dedicated to reducing the incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer in the U.S., through coordinated leadership, strategic planning, and advocacy. The ultimate goal of the ACS NCCRT is to increase the use of proven colorectal cancer screening tests among the entire population for whom screening is appropriate. Get to know our members.
80% In Every Community
Because everyone deserves to live a life free from colorectal cancer.
Over 1800 organizations have committed to work toward the goal of 80% of eligible adults being regularly screened for colorectal cancer. Our shared efforts are working. Community health clinics, health plans, employers, counties, and others are achieving 80% screening rates and higher.
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Events & Webinars
Watch this space for timely and relevant events and webinars related to emerging issues in colorectal cancer prevention, screening, and control.
By the Numbers
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. when men and women are combined,1 but it doesn’t have to be. Few preventive interventions are as reliably effective in reducing avoidable death as screening for colorectal cancer.
153,020
Estimated adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023
52,550
Estimated deaths from colorectal cancer in 2023
>1 in 3
Adults ages 50-75 is not getting screened as recommended
1.54M
Men & women alive in the US with a history of colorectal cancer
News
Updates on emerging Colorectal Cancer (CRC) news and our goal of 80% screening in every community.
Other ACS Led Roundtables
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