Journal Supplement Evaluates CDC's Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Program
13 articles in this supplement to Cancer document the full experience and evaluation of the CRCSDP.
Tag Archives: Colorectal
Colorectal Cancer Poster Presentation
This poster presentation explains how CDC’s Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign addresses common misconceptions about colorectal cancer screening through audience research.
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.
CDC Awards $22,800,000 to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
CDC awarded $22,800,000 to 24 state health departments, six universities, and one American Indian tribe to increase colorectal screening rates among men and women aged 50 to 75 years.
Article summary: Colorectal Cancer Screening Capacity in the United States
This study found that the U.S. health care system has the capacity to screen 80% of adults between ages 50 and 74 for colorectal cancer by 2024.
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.
Updated: Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Optimizing Quality (CME)
This continuing education activity provides guidance and tools for clinicians on the optimal ways to implement screening for colorectal cancer to help ensure that patients receive maximum benefit. It has been revised to reflect the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s 2016 Recommendation Statement for colorectal cancer screening.
