On March 23, 2023, the NCCRT convened over 350 participants at its eighth annual Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Webcast to celebrate national achievements and to share the latest state of the field updates. Participants heard from Steven Itzkowitz, MD and Robert Smith, PhD, NCCRT co-chairs; Lisa Richardson, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Rebecca Siegel, Senior Scientific Director, Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society; and other special guests. The webcast also featured our 2023 80% in Every Community National Achievement Awards winners.
Following are several relevant links referenced in the webcast:
- Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures
- NYTimes article on early-age onset CRC
- CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP)
- Learn more about United in Blue (Fight CRC)
- Find a health center (HRSA)
- Mailed FIT Implementation Guide (NACDD)
- Journal of General Internal Medicine publication on results from the Dell Medical School and CommUnityCare partnership
- 2022 Steps for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates: A Manual for Primary Care Practices
- Learn more about the ACS NCCRT’s 2023 awardees
- Learn more about ACS NCCRT membership
- 80% in Every Community Strategic Plan
- Follow us on Twitter and on LinkedIn
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