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American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Honors Marshall for Their Efforts to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screenings

The American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (ACS NCCRT), founded in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recently honored Marshall with the 2025 ACS NCCRT National Achievement Award under the category ‘Health System’ for their extraordinary work to increase colorectal cancer screening rates across their community.

“The call to increase colorectal cancer screening rates has never been more urgent than today and we applaud our honorees who have stepped up to help save lives,” said Steven Itzkowitz, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, gastroenterologist with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and ACS NCCRT chair. “We are proud of the work our honorees have done and will continue to do in the fight to reduce the incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer and make progress toward our shared goal to increase screening rates to 80% or higher.”

According to the American Cancer Society, the number of colorectal cancers in the US for 2025 are estimated to be about 107,320 new cases of colon cancer (54,510 in men and 52,810 in women) and about 46,950 new cases of rectal cancer (27,950 in men and 19,000 in women).

"This award is especially meaningful to me, as I personally experienced the loss of my dad to colorectal cancer. His diagnosis came too late because of delayed screenings, so I’m deeply committed to ensuring that everyone in our community has access to timely preventive screenings” said Rachel Peigh, Marshall’s Executive Director for Population Health. “We’re extremely proud that Marshall’s screening rate now exceeds ACS NCCRT’s overall 80% goal! The more we can do to communicate the importance of early screening, the more lives we can affect, preventing colorectal cancer from further disrupting the quality of life for those we serve.”

The ACS NCCRT National Achievement Award honors individuals and organizations who dedicate their time, talent, and expertise to advancing initiatives that support the shared goal to increase colorectal screening rates in communities across the nation. The awards include one grand prize winner and four other honorees, each of whom receives a monetary award to support continued efforts to increase colorectal cancer screenings.

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