CRC News: October 1, 2025
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 Blog: How Marshall Increased Their Screening Rate to 83%
Read Our Newest Blog on the Work of One of the 2025 National Achievement Honorees
As part of a series, the ACS NCCRT is thrilled to highlight our 2025 National Achievement Award winners with in-depth blogs on their work. This time, we are focusing on Marshall, a health system located in El Dorado County, CA. After looking at their data, they saw that CRC screening rates for rural and younger patients (ages 45-49) were down 20-30% CRC compared to the general population. To target them, they developed a comprehensive outreach campaign, recruited clinician champions and educated their clinical teams, minimized financial barriers, and provided follow-up support for patients. To learn more about their thoughtful approach to the work, lessons learned, and what was essential to their success, read their guest blog today!
Comment Opportunity: National Coverage Determination on CRC Screening Options
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is Seeking Comments on CRC Biomarker Testing
Medicare covers certain CRC screening tests and procedures for Medicare beneficiaries that meet eligibility criteria and may change or add coverage through a national coverage determination (NCD). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently seeking public comment on coverage for non-invasive biomarker screening tests for CRC among Medicare beneficiaries, including multi-target stool RNA (mt-sRNA) tests. Comments must be submitted through the CMS website by October 10.
New ACS Resource: CRC Mortality Learning Community Recordings Available
The Learning Community Was Targeted at State Cancer Coalitions
Over time, researchers and practitioners have observed marked disparities in CRC mortality rates across certain groups and geographic areas while CRC screening rates remain the same or increase for the same disparate groups and areas. This five-session learning community was created by the ACS to address this with state cancer coalitions as the focus and took place from May-September 2025. The learning community’s overall goal was to increase integration of interventions mitigating CRC mortality disparities into the state comprehensive cancer coalition planning process. A recording of each session is now available in the ACS NCCRT Resource Center along with helpful links and copies of the presentations.
The ACS acknowledges and thanks the CDC for its support of ACS staff, and in the development and dissemination of this learning session, under cooperative agreement NU58DP007540 awarded to the ACS. The learning community’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.
2025 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting Updates
Registration Reminder Emails Were Sent Today
We are less than two months away from the 29th ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting of the membership this November 19-21 in Nashville, TN. Reminder invites went out today from [email protected] with the subject line, “Reminder: Invitation to the 2025 ACS National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Annual Meeting” so check your inboxes and spam filters. Spots will be filling fast as we start to expand registration, so don’t miss your chance to attend!
Registration Opening to Third Representative the Week of October 6
We previously welcomed member organizations and corporate associates to send up to two member representatives to the meeting as part of your benefits to allow for more members to attend. We are happy to report that we will be opening registration to a third representative per member starting the week of October 6. Want to confirm your third representative? Fill out this form, check the meeting FAQ, or email [email protected] with further questions.
Registration Rate Increasing on October 18
Be sure to complete your registration by Friday, October 17 at 11:59 PM ET to receive the regular rate of $350 before the late registration rate of $400 goes into effect on October 18. Also be sure to reserve your room within our block at the Doubletree by Hilton Nashville and secure the $204 rate. The room block closes on October 20 or as soon as it’s full.
Opportunity to Promote Your Work
ACS NCCRT member attendees are invited to promote an upcoming no-cost event or recently released (2025) resource that is directly relevant to CRC. To participate, please prepare a single, widescreen PowerPoint slide and submit it through this form by end of day Thursday, October 30. Slides will be shared in a rotating deck during the networking lunch on Thursday, November 20. On slide QR codes are encouraged!
Updated Agenda Available
We encourage you to review our newly updated working agenda on our event page. Note that the agenda is subject to change as we confirm speakers and solidify panel objectives.
ICYMI: Registration is Open for This Year’s ACS NCCRT Virtual Orientation
Learn How to Make the Most of your Roundtable Membership
New to either the ACS NCCRT or the ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting? Or maybe you’ve been a member for years but would like a refresher on what the Roundtable is all about? Then, you won’t want to miss this members-only virtual program on Wednesday, November 5th from 12:00-1:00 PM ET. Join Drs. Steven Itzkowitz and Gloria Coronado, ACS NCCRT Chair and Vice Chair, as they give an overview of the ACS NCCRT, what we do, and how we do it, to help members get the most out of their involvement with the Roundtable. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, network with your peer members, and prepare for this year’s annual meeting if you plan on attending. Members should check their inboxes for their personalized invitation.
Member Highlight: “Lead from Behind” Campaign from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance
The Campaign Features Katie Couric and Raises Awareness for CRC
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of sharing her colonoscopy on TODAY, Katie Couric teamed up with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, an ACS NCCRT member, and Ryan Reynolds’ entertainment company, Maximum Effort, to form a campaign called “Lead from Behind”. The campaign is a series of entertaining videos featuring celebrities breaking the stigma surrounding CRC to spark conversations about screening. Couric, a veteran journalist and respected media personality, became a vocal advocate for CRC awareness after losing her husband to the disease. Couric urges everyone to get checked regardless of genes or family history, because CRC can be silent and deadly, and it does not discriminate. Watch the video.
Many thanks for the great work you do!
The ACS NCCRT Team
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