Despite enormous progress in reducing our nation’s burden from colorectal cancer (CRC), it remains the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in the United States when men and women are combined.

Several avoidable barriers impede access to lifesaving CRC screening and often disproportionately affect marginalized and at-risk groups. This does not need to be our reality. CRC can often be prevented or caught early with regular screening.

Everyone across the United States has access to and benefits equally from lifesaving, quality CRC screening. With effective cancer control programs in place and increased rates of timely, appropriate, and quality screening, we see such dramatic reductions in CRC incidence and mortality that CRC is no longer a leading public health problem.

Health Quality 

By emphasizing health equity, we will work to address persistent disparities in CRC screening rates, incidence, and mortality in priority populations.

Collaboration

We are dedicated to partnering, collective action, and the pooling of resources to achieve our goals.

By implementing this strategic plan, our greatest impacts will be to achieve:
• CRC screening rates meeting or exceeding 80% in communities across the nation.
• Dramatic reductions in screening rate disparities.
• Continued declines in colorectal cancer mortality in the U.S.