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The Weekly: Cancer deaths continue to drop in U.S., innovative femtech companies and more

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Be on the lookout for news from us throughout the month as we raise awareness of colorectal cancer…

Prevent Cancer Foundation® awards seven new research grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Kyra Meister   703-836-1746   kyra.meister@preventcancer.org  Alexandria, Va. – The Prevent Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce funding for seven scientists who…

Prevent Cancer Super Colon makes connections in Michigan

In September 2021, I had the privilege of taking the Prevent Cancer Super Colon® to two communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in partnership with…

Colorectal cancer and its common misconception – you’re not too young for this sh*t

This post has been sponsored by Guardant Health as part of their 2021 support of the Too Young for This Sh*t campaign. Each year in…

“Using all the tools in our toolbox will help us get out of the screening backlog.”

Prevent Cancer Foundation invited Exact Sciences to share this piece as part of their sponsorship of the 2021 Prevent Cancer Dialogue, where they presented on…

More people under age 50 now have access to colorectal cancer screening

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today finalized their new recommendations for colorectal cancer screening, giving…

Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks out on colorectal cancer screening guidelines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry Edwards 703-519-2107 Lisa.Edwards@preventcancer.org Alexandria, VA—Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), in partnership with the Prevent Cancer Foundation, is sharing his personal…

President Biden designates March 2021 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and urges all Americans to get appointments Back on the Books

In 2000, the Prevent Cancer Foundation led the charge for the very first designation of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month by the White House…

Congress on young-onset colorectal cancer

Twenty members of Congress joined with Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services…

USPSTF changes recommended age for colorectal cancer screening to 45

UPDATE: May 18, 2021 | These draft guidelines were finalized by the USPSTF in May 2021.  The U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) released a new…