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COLORECTAL CANCER PREVENTION
COLORECTAL CANCER
PREVENTION
S Bhagwandin, DO
DEFINING ISSUE
• Colorectal cancer is almost 90% preventable
with recommended screening- early detection
is vital. Despite its high incidence, it remains
one of the most readily detectable as well as
treatable form of cancer if found early
enough. That is why CCP is working to
make communities aware and provide a
means with which they can receive scheduled
colonoscopy.
EVIDENCE
• By detecting and removing polyps and cancer in the earlier
stages, the survival rate has also increased over the past
two decades.
The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the
local stage is 90%.
• The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the
regional stage is 70%.
• The five-year survival rate for colon cancer found at the
distant stage is 12%.
These statistics were compiled from the American Cancer
Society’s 2012 Cancer Facts & Figures and Colorectal Cancer
Facts & Figures 2011-2013.
ACTION ORIENTED SOLUTION
• Educate, detect early, and attract political attention to the needs of
patients afflicted with colorectal cancer.
We can not accomplish this without encouraging EVERYONE to receive
colorectal cancer screening at the age of 50. CCP also encourages state
legislators to address colorectal cancer prevention by increasing access to
the most advanced screening and preventive technologies, particularly for
underserved communities, and increasing awareness about screening and
prevention
Prevention: Colonoscopy screening is the major way to reduce the risk of
developing colon cancer. Although it is the most important, it is not the
only way we advocate for reducing the incidence of colon cancer. Through
education for risk factors, individuals need to know their family history as
well as participate in behavior modification that maintains a healthy
balanced diet, exercise, and abstaining from alcohol and tobacco.
Policy Entry Point
•
TELL THE SENATE TO ENACT A NATIONAL CRC SCREENING PROGRAM
Governmental and Non-governmental Stakeholders:
CDC www.cdc.com
NIH www.nih.gov
National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
American Cancer Society http://www.acscan.org/
Cancer Centers of America www.cancercenter.com
State Cancer Legislative Database
http://www.scld-nci.net/about/about-what-is-SCLD.cfm
Departments of Health
Doctors
Public health personnel
Non-profit organizations (CancerCure, FightColorectalCancer, Cancer Center Association)
Insurance companies (BCBS)
Local businesses
Cancer survivors
We also work closely with state legislators to address cancer prevention by increasing access to the most advanced screening and preventive
technologies, particularly for underserved communities, and increasing awareness about screening and prevention.
POLICY ENTRY POINT
•
Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Colorectal Cancer Control
Program (CRCCP).
CRCCP currently provides funding to 25 states and four tribal organizations for implementation of
colorectal cancer
screening programs. This CDC program needs to be expanded nationally.
According to the CDC, colorectal cancer screening prevalence among adults age 50-75 in 2008 was
63 percent. The CDC has
set a national screening rate target of 66 percent in 2012, with a long-term goal of 83 percent by
2020.
Funding for the Department of Defense (DoD) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP)
and the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
These programs fund critical research for colorectal cancer.
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Colonoscopy.
Request legislative action to amend current Medicare requirements that beneficiaries pay
coinsurance when their colorectal cancer
screening colonoscopy also involves polyp removal
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