Family history can determine your cancer risk. About one in four colorectal cancer patients have a family history of colorectal cancer.
In this webinar we cover everything from what it means to have a cancer family history to the importance of talking with your healthcare provider.
About one in four colorectal cancer patients have a family history of colorectal cancer.
A family history of colorectal cancer means any of the following are true:
About 5-7% of colorectal cancer patients inherited a gene mutation that greatly increased their lifetime risk.
These mutations include:
These genetic factors also increase your lifetime risk of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer:
People with a family history of cancer should getscreened atage 40 or 10 years before the youngest case in your immediate family, whichever is earlier.
Talk to your family and learn your family history. Then share that information with your doctor.
Learn how the Colorectal Cancer Alliance is advocating for the passage of the Nancy Gardner Sewell Multi-Cancer Early Detection Act (HR 2407), a bipartisan bill that ensures immediate Medicare coverage for life-saving cancer detection tests once approved by the FDA.
The treatment option is for patients with KRASG12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who have received prior treatment with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy.
The Alliance’s 45+ Reasons campaign is part of the Cycles of Impact initiative launched and supported by Independence Blue Cross in 2022 to address the urgent public health issue of colorectal cancer among the Black population.