Welcome to the latest edition of CRC News, the American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (ACS NCCRT) newsletter for ACS NCCRT members and partners working together to save more lives from colorectal cancer. 

New ACS NCCRT Resource Released Focusing on Increasing CRC Screening in Rural Communities 

This Practical Guidebook Aims to Support the Work of Key Community and Clinical Partners    

We are excited to announce the release of the ACS NCCRT’s latest resource: Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Communities: A Practical Guide. This guidebook is intended to support key community and clinical partners in understanding and overcoming the unique challenges and common barriers to CRC screening faced in rural communities. The guidebook features:  
 

• Recent data and statistics illustrating the burden of CRC in rural areas  
• Five recommended actions to increase CRC screening rates  
• Five case studies highlighting best practices and lessons learned from geographically and demographically diverse organizations 

Acknowledgements

The ACS NCCRT would like to thank the numerous contributors to this new resource, including the Rural Communities Advisory Committee members, who generously offered their time and expertise to develop this guidebook’s content, as well as to One Health Insights for serving as the lead author.  

Spread the Word

We encourage you to share this new resource with your partners. Retweet from @NCCRTnews and share our posts on LinkedIn.  

Learn More by Joining our Webinar Next Week

Join us on Monday, July 28th from 3:00-4:00 PM ET to explore the new resource and hear from those who helped develop the guidebook itself. Register now to reserve your spot in this program.   

Thank you to the many members and partners that contributed to this very important resource! We are excited to see how you use these findings to reach the communities you serve.  

Recording Available for Our Latest Blue Star Conversation 

This Blue Star Conversation Explores the Outcome of a Recent Supreme Court Case and No-Cost Screenings

The ACS NCCRT held its latest Blue Star Conversation on Wednesday, July 9, titled “2025 Supreme Court Case Update: How Braidwood v. Kennedy Could Affect Insurance Coverage for CRC Screening.” The members-only program featured a non-partisan panel discussion of policy experts who discussed the implications and what comes next after the recently announced Braidwood v. Kennedy Supreme Court decision. The case examined the authority of the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) to set provisions for most privately insured (and those covered by Medicaid expansion) people to receive preventative care without cost-sharing, including CRC screening. Slides and the recording of the session are now available in the ACS NCCRT resource library.

2025 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting Updates 

The ACS NCCRT Will Gather its Members in Nashville This Year 

The 2025 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting will take place November 19-21 in Nashville, TN, which is a meeting of the membership and features presentations by nationally known experts, thought leaders, and decision makers on colorectal cancer research, policy and service delivery, with opportunities to network and learn from each other.  

ACS NCCRT member organizations and corporate associates are invited to send up to two member representatives to the meeting as part of their benefits. Want to attend this year’s meeting and not currently a member? Learn more about ACS NCCRT membership and be sure to apply by July 31 to ensure your application can be reviewed before the close of registration. 

New Public Service Announcement Campaign from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance 

The Campaign Promotes CRC Prevention and Screening in English and Spanish 

To address findings from their latest State of Screening study, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, a longtime ACS NCCRT member organization, has launched a new public service announcement campaign called Preventable. The television and radio spots are in Spanish and English and aim to counteract recent statistics showing that CRC is a leading cause of cancer death among people of Hispanic descent, and the incidence of early-onset tumors has risen more rapidly in this population than in any other racial and ethnic group in the nation. 

ICYMI: New CRC Testing Videos from the ACS

The Free Videos Can Be Used in Clinical or Community Settings to Educate Patients 

The ACS NCCRT recently added a newly released suite of six educational YouTube videos from the ACS for partners to use to educate community members about the types of tests for CRC screening to our resource library. The videos, which are available in English and Spanish, describe colonoscopy, Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FITs), and stool DNA-FITs and how a patient would use them, including prep. They are available on the ACS YouTube channel and now in our resource library under “American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Resources for Patients and Clinicians”.  

Many thanks for the great work you do!

The ACS NCCRT Team

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