80% by 2018 Press Kit
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- 80% by 2018 Media Tip Sheet and Talking Points
- 80% by 2018 Fact Sheet
- 80% by 2018 Sample Press Release
- Sample Press Release 80% by 2018 Success
- Sample Press Release 80% by 2018 New Initiative
- 80% Pledge
Sentinel news articles, research papers and data sources:
- Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures, 2017-2019 (American Cancer Society)
- Achieving 80% by 2018 Screening Goal Could Prevent 200,000 Colon Cancer Deaths in Less Than 2 Decades (American Cancer Society News article)
- Colon Cancer Mortality Hot Spots (Washington Post article)
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Where Can Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions Have the Most Impact (Abstract)
- Number of individuals in need of screening to reach 80% by 2018, by nation (24 million) and state (Abstract)
- ACA leads to increase in early stage CRC diagnosis in seniors (page 8 of the 80% by 2018 Communications Guide)
- CDC Vital Signs Fact Sheet
- Colorectal Cancer Statistics Article, 2014, CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians
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Clinician’s Reference: Stool-Based Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening
This revised resource is designed to introduce (or reintroduce) clinicians to the value of stool-based testing for colorectal cancer.