The Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), a national nonprofit committed to ending this disease, strongly disagrees with the colorectal cancer screening guidance issued yesterday by the American College of Physicians (ACP), which suggests people at average risk start getting checked at age 50 — five years later than recommended by other institutions.
Jerry Tillery joins the Alliance as its first Chief Impact Officer, a role designed to ensure continued success throughout the organization’s programmatic and operational functions as they reach a broader population.
The Alliance supports President Biden's nomination of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli for Director of the National Institutes of Health Her innovative efforts in cancer prevention, early detection, and creating a national navigation program for childhood cancers are significant strides toward eradicating this disease. Her dedication is demonstrated further by initiatives to enhance data infrastructure and clinical research to benefit patients.
The Alliance’s LEAD FROM BEHIND initiative has been named Best Video in Public Service & Activism 2023 in the 27th Annual Webby Awards Internet Celebration. The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet. Winning a Webby is an unparalleled honor and a remarkable achievement.
A federal judge struck down a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires insurance companies to follow U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines and cover the cost of certain preventive cancer screenings, including tests for colorectal cancer. If not paused or overturned, millions of people stand to lose insurance coverage for colonoscopy, stool-DNA, FIT, and other tests for colorectal cancer, the second deadliest cancer among men and women combined in the United States.
Since the launch of the Cancer Moonshot initiative in 2016, the cancer community has made measurable progress toward three ambitious goals: to accelerate scientific discovery in cancer, foster greater collaboration, and improve the sharing of cancer data. Today’s Forum, focused specifically on colorectal cancer, provides an opportunity to highlight the significant impact that increased screening and prevention could have on reducing colorectal cancer deaths.
During March the Colorectal Cancer Alliance seeks to raise awareness for the disease, which is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. New data estimates 153,020 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 52,550 will die from it this year, according to the American Cancer Society and the disease is on the rise in younger generations.
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance's LEAD FROM BEHIND awareness initiative, featuring Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, has been named a two-time Gold winner for Best National Awareness Campaign and Best in Special Projects for Health in the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards.
BlueHQ, a new, online resource from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, fills a prevalent gap in patient support between busy physicians and bewildering internet searches. BlueHQ is the best way to learn, connect, and take action to improve outcomes.
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance, the nation's leading colorectal cancer advocacy organization, is spotlighting disparities affecting Black Americans with its They Didn't Say campaign.
The Alliance — supported by ample peer-reviewed research, vast professional opinion, and countless patient stories — reaffirms the lifesaving power of colonoscopies.
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance's Walk to End Colon Cancer encourages the general public and people affected by colorectal cancer — the nation’s second deadliest cancer — to pound the pavement against a pervasive silence that puts lives at risk.
Craig Melvin and his wife, Lindsay Czarniak, hosted the inaugural Bottoms Up Invitational to benefit the national nonprofit Colorectal Cancer Alliance.
The Alliance’s Clinical Trial Think Tank seeks to develop patient-centered, systems-level solutions for improving trials and increasing research participation broadly.
The campaign, Op45, encouraged payers to cover colorectal cancer screenings starting at age 45 now. Today, the Alliance applauds every company that has chosen to combat the rise of young-onset CRC through screening before required.
Cross Cycles of Impact a new program from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and Independence Blue Cross aims to increase awareness and access to preventive colorectal cancer screening through innovative approaches to community engagement and outreach, personalized screening recommendations and treatment for those diagnosed with the disease.
