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.
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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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.
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.
Appeals Court decision protects access to no-cost preventive CRC screening
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court decision that had ruled provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which provide for no-cost preventive screening for colorectal cancer and other conditions, unconstitutional.