Despite the fiscal challenges facing the federal government, in a letter written to Congress, eight GI societies urged lawmakers to fund the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Colorectal Cancer Control Program at its current level of $45 million for the remainder of FY 2011.
The CRCCP was established in 2005 as a demonstration project and was formally created in 2009 with the aim of increasing rates of colorectal cancer screening among individuals 50 years and older. The goal is to reach 80 percent screening rates in every state and tribal nation by 2014.
The current funding of $45 million would allow the CRCCP to at least continue the education and screening programs that are in place in 25 states and four tribes.
Read the letter about funding CRCCP (pdf).
Read other coverage about colorectal cancer screening:
- Study: Method for Predicting Colon Cancer in Mice May Lead to Replacement for Colonoscopies
- 5 USPSTF Recommendations for CRC Prevention and Screening
- Study: CRC Screening Recommendation for First-Degree Relatives of Patients With Adenomas Needs Work
The CRCCP was established in 2005 as a demonstration project and was formally created in 2009 with the aim of increasing rates of colorectal cancer screening among individuals 50 years and older. The goal is to reach 80 percent screening rates in every state and tribal nation by 2014.
The current funding of $45 million would allow the CRCCP to at least continue the education and screening programs that are in place in 25 states and four tribes.
Read the letter about funding CRCCP (pdf).
Read other coverage about colorectal cancer screening:
- Study: Method for Predicting Colon Cancer in Mice May Lead to Replacement for Colonoscopies
- 5 USPSTF Recommendations for CRC Prevention and Screening
- Study: CRC Screening Recommendation for First-Degree Relatives of Patients With Adenomas Needs Work