45+ reasons to get screened

    Find your reason today

    What motivates you to take action? Is it a sense of duty, love, your dreams or your fears? We all have our own reasons, and that's great. When it comes to colorectal cancer, we all have reasons to get screened. Colorectal Cancer is common and deadly, but it's preventable and highly treatable when caught early.

    Click the link below to take a short quiz to find your personal reason to get screened. Two minutes of your time today can save your life.

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    45 Plus reasons

    Why 45+?

    Colon cancer is increasingly affecting younger people. The American Cancer Society’s newest guidelines recommend that screenings begin at age 45 instead of the traditional 50. If you are 45+, you should get screened - even if you don’t have symptoms or are at higher risk.

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    U.S. Representative Terri Sewell of Alabama

    Alliance supports legislation for multi-cancer early detection

    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.

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    The city of Philadelphia

    Alliance adds partners to expand 45+ Reasons campaign

    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.

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