Colorectal Cancer Control Success Stories

National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP)

CDC's National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) supports 50 states, the District of Columbia, 7 tribal groups, and 7 U.S. Associated Pacific Islands/territories to establish coalitions, assess the burden of cancer, determine priorities, and develop and implement cancer plans. Comprehensive cancer control (CCC) programs promote healthy lifestyles and recommended cancer screenings, educate people about cancer symptoms, increase access to quality cancer care, and enhance cancer survivors' quality of life.

The following success stories are examples of how CCC programs work with partners to implement programs that contribute to their respective colorectal cancer goals.

• Arizona [PDF-216KB]
  People Running Through the Streets in Their Underwear? Absolutely!
• California [PDF-258KB]
  California Comes Together to Increase CRC Screenings by Establishing the California Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C4)
• Cherokee Nation [PDF-222KB]
  Holiday Health Fair Draws a Crowd
• Idaho [PDF-266KB]
  Statewide Efforts to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Idaho
• Iowa [PDF-235KB]
  Colorectal Cancer Integration with the Breast and Cervical Early Detection Cancer Program (BCCEDP)
• Kentucky [PDF-213KB]
  Working Together to Fight Kentucky's Number Two Cancer Killer: Colon Cancer
• Louisiana [PDF-249KB]
  Promising Practices Lead to High Return Rate of Fecal Immunochemical Tests in the Louisiana FIT Colon Program: a Statewide Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Pilot
• Ohio [PDF-206KB]
  Education Increases Referrals for Colorectal Cancer Screening from Family Physicians
• Oregon [PDF-239KB]
  Got Polyps? Campaign Grabs News Headlines
• South Carolina [PDF-210KB]
  Partnership Prevents Colon Cancer and Saves Lives

National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)

• Reviewing Colorectal Cancer Incidence Trends Among Asian Subgroups
  California Cancer Registry
• Increasing Awareness About Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
  Colorado Central Cancer Registry
• Identifying Areas Where Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities Exist
  District of Columbia Cancer Registry
• Using Data for Colorectal Cancer Control
  Kentucky Cancer Registry
• Registry Data Expand Colorectal Cancer Screening in Louisiana
  Louisiana Cancer Registry
• Reviewing Colorectal Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Trends
  Maine Cancer Registry
• Analyzing Breast and Colon Cancer Care in Rural New England
  Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont Cancer Registries
• Identifying Areas of High Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality
  Wyoming Cancer Surveillance Program

Prevention Research Centers

• Reducing the Cancer Burden in Appalachian Kentucky