Organizations commit to goal of 80% colon cancer testing rate by 2018

Dozens of health-related organizations are pooling their resources to increase the nation’s colon cancer testing rate to 80% by the year 2018. The National Colorectal Screening Roundtable (NCCRT) officially launched the effort in Washington, DC. The NCCRT was co-founded by the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reduce colon cancer incidence and death rates. Read more here.