Links Related to Colorectal Cancer

To obtain additional information on colorectal cancer, please contact the following organizations—

• National Cancer Institute: Colon and Rectal Cancer
• National Cancer Institute: What You Need To Know About™ Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
• American Cancer Society: Learn About Colon and Rectum Cancer
• Medline Plus: Colorectal Cancer
• National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse: Colonoscopy
• National Human Genome Research Institute: Learning About Colon Cancer
• National Institute on Aging: Colorectal Cancer
• National Library of Medicine: Familial adenomatous polyposis
• National Library of Medicine: Lynch syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer)
• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Screening for Colorectal Cancer
• National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable

Portal of Asian Language Cancer Information

The Asian and Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Web tool (APICEM) is designed to help Asians and Pacific Islanders with limited English-speaking abilities gain access to information on how to reduce their risks of preventable malignancies, including cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, liver, lung, and stomach.

Colorectal Cancer Grand Rounds Webcast

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health and CDC collaborated to develop a Public Health Grand Rounds Webcast entitled "Collaborating to Conquer Colorectal Cancer" to help increase awareness of community strategies for screening and preventing colorectal cancer.