Identify and select evidence-based innovations and tools to increase quality screening
in a range of settings and populations.
New Blog: 2025 ACS NCCRT National Achievement Grand Prize Winner
Erie Family Health Centers is the 2025 ACS NCCRT National Achievement Grand Prize Winner. Read their new guest blog and learn about what they did to reach 64% screened in their diverse population.
2025 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting
Save the Date! The 2025 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton in Nashville, Tennessee from November 19 to November 21.
Blue Star Conversation Slides Available
Our latest members-only Blue Star Conversation was held on Tuesday, April 15th, titled “Modeling the impact of colorectal cancer screening and timely follow-up colonoscopy: Recent data from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET).”
Clinician’s Reference: Stool-Based Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Newly updated! This resource is designed to introduce (or reintroduce) clinicians to the value of stool-based testing for colorectal cancer, explains the different types of stool-based tests available, and provides guidance on implementing high quality stool-based screening programs.
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
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.
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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Watch this space for timely and relevant events and webinars related to emerging issues in colorectal cancer prevention, screening, and control.
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2025 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting
Doubletree by Hilton Nashville, Nashville
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Blue Star Conversation: April 15, 2025
This Blue Star Conversation covered, "Modeling the Impact of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Timely Follow-Up Colonoscopy: Recent Data from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET)"
NEW!
ACS Webinar: Cancer Prevention and Screening for Community Health Centers
This webinar focused on health centers and covered the current state of colorectal cancer, the urgent need for screening patients age 45-55, and a review of tools and resources available.
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.
154,270
Estimated adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2025
52,900
Estimated deaths from colorectal cancer in 2025
>1 in 3
Adults ages 45+ not screened as recommended
1.54M
Men & women alive in the US with a history of colorectal cancer
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Updates on emerging Colorectal Cancer (CRC) news and our goal of 80% screening in every community.
Other ACS Led Roundtables
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