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Colorectal Cancer Screening Evidence-Based Programs Listing

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. Colorectal cancer often begins as a growth called a polyp inside the colon or rectum; finding and removing polyps can prevent colorectal cancer. Several tests are available to screen for colorectal cancer: direct visualization tests (i.e., colonoscopy, virtual colonoscopy, and flexible sigmoidoscopy) and stool-based tests (i.e., fecal occult blood tests, fecal immunochemical tests (FIT), and DNA stool tests (Cologuard)). This EBCCP program area includes programs promoting these various methods for colorectal cancer prevention and early detection.

Use the search bar or filters to find programs on colorectal cancer screening. For more information, visit the Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendations page.



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Program Area Sub Categories Population Focus Delivery Location Community Type Age Age Sex Race/Ethnicity Origination Materials Purpose Program URL Sub Topics
Against Colorectal Cancer in Our Neighborhoods (ACCION)
Colorectal Cancer Screening Medically Underserved Clinical, Other Settings, Religious Establishments, Workplace Rural, Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Hispanic or Latino United States Available on the Website Designed to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among uninsured Hispanic adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=26767808
Automated Telephone Calls Improve Completion of Fecal Occult Blood Testing
Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website Designed to increase colorectal cancer screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=1561044
Colorectal Cancer Education, Screening and Prevention Program (CCESP): Empowering Communities for Life
Colorectal Cancer Screening Medically Underserved Clinical, Other Settings, Religious Establishments Rural 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website Designed to increase colorectal cancer screening among underserved adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=28203434
Colorectal Cancer Screening in Chinese Americans Project
Colorectal Cancer Screening Medically Underserved Clinical 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Asian United States Available on the Website Designed to help increase colorectal cancer screening among low-income, less-acculturated Chinese Americans. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=297357
Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention Program (CCSIP)
Colorectal Cancer Screening Un- and/or Under-Screened People Clinical, Other Settings, Religious Establishments Rural, Suburban, Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website Designed to increase colorectal cancer screening among African American adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=1124686
Community Cancer Screening Program (CCSP)
Colorectal Cancer Screening Medically Underserved Clinical Rural 40-65 Years (Adults) 40-65 Years Female, Male Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available from Third Party Only Designed to increase colorectal cancer screening among low-income adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=24355707
Effect of a Mailed Brochure on Appointment Keeping for Screening Colonoscopy
Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website Designed to help increase colorectal cancer screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=292522
El Proyecto de Salud Colorectal, The Colorectal Health Project
Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Hispanic or Latino United States Available on the Website Designed to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=25201675
Family CARE (Colorectal Cancer Awareness and Risk Education) Project (FCARE)
Colorectal Cancer Screening People with Familial Colorectal Cancer Risk Clinical, Other Settings Rural, Suburban, Urban/Inner City 19-39 Years (Young Adults), 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 19-39 Years, 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website Designed to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among individuals with familial CRC risk. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=24393369
Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) and Colonoscopy Outreach
Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical, Other Settings Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults) 40-65 Years Female, Male Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website Designed to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=26900022
Filipino-American Health Study
Colorectal Cancer Screening Un- and/or Under-Screened People Other Settings, Religious Establishments Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Asian United States Available on the Website Designed to increase colorectal cancer screening among Filipino Americans. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=1515452
Flu-FIT and Flu-FOBT Program
Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical Suburban, Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available from Third Party Only Designed to increase colorectal cancer screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=1084580
Healthy Colon, Healthy Life
Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Asian, Hispanic or Latino United States Available on the Website Designed to increase colorectal cancer screening among Latino and Vietnamese American adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=2276051
Impact of a Decision Aid on Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical, Other Settings Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Partially Available on the Website Designed to enhance knowledge in the decision making process for colorectal cancer screening patients. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=22719602
Kukui Ahi (Light the Way): Patient Navigation
Breast Cancer Screening, Cervical Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer Screening Medicare Beneficiaries Clinical, Other Settings Rural 19-39 Years (Young Adults), 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 19-39 Years, 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander United States Available on the Website Designed to promote cancer screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=26140843
Mailed Reminder to Increase Completion of Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT) for Veterans
Colorectal Cancer Screening Veterans Clinical, Home 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website Designed to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=26109397
New Hampshire Colorectal Cancer Screening Program (NHCRCSP) Patient Navigation Intervention
Colorectal Cancer Screening Medically Underserved Clinical, Home, Other Settings, Workplace Rural, Suburban, Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website The program is designed to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among low-income and uninsured adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=27435365
Organized Outreach Using Mailed FIT for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening Un- and/or Under-Screened People Clinical Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website Designed to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among low-income, primarily minority patients. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=35175392
Physician-Oriented Intervention on Follow-Up in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening, Follow-up to Abnormal Screening Results Clinicians Clinical 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male United States Available on the Website Designed to increase physician recommendation and performance of complete diagnostic evaluation (CDE) screenings for individuals aged 50 years and older and with an abnormal colorectal cancer screening result. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=260884
Prevention Care Management
Breast Cancer Screening, Cervical Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinicians,Medically Underserved Clinical Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino United States Available on the Website Designed to help increase cancer screening among underserved women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=295722
Self-Referral Reminders for Flexible-Sigmoidoscopy Non-participants
Colorectal Cancer Screening Un- and/or Under-Screened People Clinical, Home Urban/Inner City 40-65 Years (Adults) 40-65 Years Female, Male Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), White (not Hispanic or Latino) United Kingdom Partially Available on the Website The program is designed to increase colorectal cancer screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=32314802
Smart Options for Screening (SOS)
Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinicians Clinical 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino), Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Available on the Website Designed to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=22691890
Targeting Cancer in Blacks (TCiB)
Breast Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Cervical Cancer Screening Un- and/or Under-Screened People Clinical, Other Settings, Religious Establishments Urban/Inner City 19-39 Years (Young Adults), 40-65 Years (Adults), 65+ Years (Older Adults) 19-39 Years, 40-65 Years, 65+ Years Female, Male Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) United States Partially Available on the Website Designed to promote cancer screening among African American adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=310347