Supporting the designation of March 2025 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Sponsored By: Representative Green (TN)
Introduced
Summary
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month would be designated in March 2025 to promote screening, prevention, and public education about early detection.
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- Families and households would receive awareness and educational outreach that can prompt earlier screening. Cancers found at a localized stage have a 90 percent five-year survival.
- Adults 50 and older would see focus on closing screening gaps, noting that 1 in 3 adults over 50 are not up to date. The resolution cites CDC estimates that regular screening could prevent as many as 60 percent of deaths in this group.
- Young adults (ages 20 to 49) would get heightened attention to rising risk, with colorectal cancer projected to become the leading cancer killer for this age group by 2030.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Green (TN)
TN • R
Cosponsors
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Stevens
MI • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Williams (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Landsman
OH • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
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