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80% by 2018 Press Kit

Below are relevant materials for press events and communications about 80% by 2018. To download all of these at once, click the download button.

• 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)

• Public health impact of achieving 80% colorectal cancer screening rates in the United States by 2018 (Abstract)

• Colon Cancer Mortality Hot Spots (Washington Post article)

• 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