Note: The age to begin screening for colorectal cancer is now age 45. Many resources still show age 50 as the age to begin screening. Resources will be updated to reflect the change in age as they become available.
Public Resources
Colorectal Cancer Material
- Colorectal Cancer Educational Booklet-English
- Colorectal Cancer Educational Booklet-Spanish
- Family History Tree
Maps
Reports & Publications
Cancer Data & Publications
- National Cancer Institute's State Cancer Profiles
- State Health Registry of Iowa (County Level Data)
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (State Level Data)
- Iowa County Health Rankings
Videos
Video #1: Your Colon
Video #2: Colon Cancer
Video #3: Screening Tests
Video #1: Su colon Qué es y qué hace
Video #2: Cáncer de colon
Video #3: Análisis que detectan
Web Resources
- The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
- The Iowa Cancer Consortium
- The American Cancer Society
- The National Cancer Institute
- The Centers for Disease Control
- The Prevent Cancer Foundation
- The Colorectal Cancer Coalition
- The Colon Cancer Alliance
- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- United States Preventive Services Task Force
- National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
- Fight Cancer
- Crohn's Disease
- Iowa Cancer Registry
Health Care Workers Resources
What you can do:
- Talk to your patients, family, friends, and acquaintances about colorectal cancer and encourage them to get screened. Click here for more information on screening.
- March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. Promote screening in a fun, blue way!
- Hold a health fair providing colorectal cancer screening tests and/or providing colorectal cancer education.
Reports & Publications
- Steps for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates: A Manual For Primary Care Practices
- Colorectal Cancer Materials and Resources (American Cancer Society)
- Clinician's Reference: Stool-Based Tests For Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDF)
- 80% In Every Community Employer Challenge Guide
- Mailed FIT Implementation Guide
For more information:
For more information on available resources contact Jeanna Jones at (515) 371-1376.
Colon Cancer Foundation of Iowa
The Colon Cancer Foundation of Iowa's mission is to increase colon cancer screening rates within the State of Iowa through public, physician and patient education and assistance, by utilizing a variety of different programs, activities and resources.