Welcome to this latest edition of CRC News, the American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (ACS NCCRT) periodic newsletter for ACS NCCRT members and partners working toward our shared goal to reach 80% in Every Community.

New Member Resource: Colorectal Cancer Care Report 

Fight Colorectal Cancer Previews the Upcoming Report 

This week, Fight Colorectal Cancer released the Executive Summary of their Colorectal Cancer Care Report, which establishes clear, actionable goals for colorectal cancer screening and care that stakeholders across the colorectal cancer community can rally around. This November, Fight Colorectal Cancer will release the full report in conjunction with a presentation at the 2024 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting.  

New Member Resource: Cancer Screening in Tribal Communities Listening Session Guide 

The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors Created and Shared the Guide 

Supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors partnered with Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research to engage the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board (GPTLHB) and the South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency in a Listening Session project. The project brought together American Indian community members to develop culturally and locally relevant colorectal cancer screening messages and materials. Based on learnings from the Listening Session project, their new Listening Session Guide provides details and best practices for implementing a community engagement session. 

Are you interested in learning more about this work and planning to attend the 2024 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting? You won’t want to miss the GPTLHB ‘s presentation on this work in the “Public Awareness Strategies to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening: Best practices and successes from across the country” concurrent session on November 21^st.  

2024 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting Updates 

Newly Updated Working Agenda is Available  

We hope you plan on joining us at the 2024 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting, which will take place November 20^th to 22^nd in Fort Worth, TX.  

• Registration: Reminder invitations were sent Tuesday to members so check your inbox (or spam filter) for the link to register. Late registration ($400) is still available for members until we reach the meeting cap, which we are getting closer and closer to filling, so register before it’s too late! 
• Hotel: Our hotel block at the Omni Fort Worth is filling up and any remaining rooms will be released to the public on October 28^th, so please complete your registration and follow the registration portal link to reserve your hotel room as soon as possible! 
• Opportunity to promote upcoming events and recently released resources: ACS NCCRT member attendees are invited to promote an upcoming no-cost event or recently released (2023) resource that is directly relevant to colorectal cancer screening. To participate, please prepare a single, widescreen PowerPoint slide and email it to [email protected] by end of day Monday, November 4th. Slides will be shared in a rotating deck during the networking lunch on Thursday, November 21st. On slide QR codes are encouraged! 
• Opportunity to share handouts: ACS NCCRT member attendees are welcome to bring a limited amount of handouts to place on a communal member resource table at the event.  

Want more information about the meeting itself? Visit the annual meeting page to view our recently updated working agenda. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approved a New Test to Screen for CRC   

ACS NCCRT Corporate Associate Exact Sciences Produces the Test 

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a next generation multitarget stool DNA test for average-risk screening that screens for both colorectal cancer (CRC) and precancer. The Cologuard Plus™ test, developed by Exact Sciences, is now approved for adults age 45 or older who are at average risk for CRC and is expected to be available in 2025. Learn more about the performance characteristics of the test in this New England Journal of Medicine publication.   

The 2024 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting will feature a panel on the state of the science of current and emerging CRC screening tests. We look forward to engaging our members in discussion around what this approval and other recent CRC test developments mean for the landscape of CRC screening.   

Recent and Upcoming CRC Educational Opportunities 

Engage with Recent CRC Content and Register for Upcoming Events 

• The ACS NCCRT recently published an interview blog with one of our 2024 80% in Every Community National Achievement Honorees, Unity Medical Center. Read the blog to learn how they reached a CRC screening rate of 71.5% while serving their rural community in North Dakota here. 2025 Award nominations open soon, so be sure to check back and apply! 
• The Colorectal Cancer Alliance, an ACS NCCRT member, has opened registration for its AllyCon national conference, targeted at CRC patients and caregivers. AllyCon takes place December 12-14 in Miami, FL. Learn more and register here.  

Many thanks for the great work you do!

The ACS NCCRT Team

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