Tag Archives: Colorectal

Nation sees near doubling in colorectal cancer screening in 2015 compared with 2000 – Press Release

More adults are getting recommended screening tests for colorectal cancer, but not for breast or cervical cancers, according to data released today in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Blog Post: We're Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening; You Can, Too!

In this blog post, guest blogger Dr. Frank Colangelo shares that he became a very strong champion for colorectal cancer screening several years ago after one of his patients died from this terrible disease in his early 50s. His practice has increased colorectal cancer screening rates from the low 60% range to nearly 75%. He … Continue reading Blog Post: We're Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening; You Can, Too!

Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Optimizing Quality (CME)

These continuing education courses provide guidance and tools for clinicians on the optimal ways to implement screening for colorectal cancer to help ensure that patients receive maximum benefit. There are two versions of this course: one for primary care providers and one for clinicians who perform colonoscopy. Continuing education is available for both versions.

Colorectal Cancer Control Program: Increasing Screening to Save Lives fact sheet

CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) works with health systems, including clinics, hospitals, and other health care organizations, to use and strengthen strategies that have been shown to work to improve quality screening.

A Rural Community Overcomes Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening

“As a personal champion for screening colonoscopies, I used my own story, along with stories of people under the age of 50 in our community who had gone through colonoscopies, in order to encourage our patients to get screened,” write Dr. Van S. Breeding in this blog post.

Living Through the Decades and Getting Closer to Colorectal Cancer Screening

If you grew up in the 1970s, it was a time of bell bottoms and groovy tunes. You may have worn mood rings and watched John Travolta on Welcome Back Kotter. It’s 2017, and if you’re now 50 years or older, let this be the year of your colorectal cancer screening appointment.