CBS Evening News Anchor and NCCRA Co-founder Katie Couric and EIF NCCRA Ambassadors Venessa Williams and Carmen Marc Valvo talk about colon cancer

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CBS Early Show Clip: Conquering Colon Cancer

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Award-winning singer and actress Vanessa Williams and renowned evening wear designer Carmen Marc Valvo, who is a colon cancer survivor, appear in a new public service campaign to educate people about the importance of screening. more...

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For the first time, more than half of the U.S. population is now covered by state laws that require insurance providers to cover the cost of colon cancer screening tests, according to a new report card issued by a coalition of 11 leading public health groups. more...

CDC Reports that the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 years and older getting screened for colorectal cancer is increasing according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. more...

Cancer may remain the second leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease, causing an expected 559,650 deaths this year, but a recent collaborative report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries shows that these numbers are declining. more...