# Colorectal Cancer Alliance

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## TL;DR

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance is the largest US colorectal cancer patient organisation, focused on screening uptake from age 45, young-onset disease and connecting patients with biomarker-matched trials.

## Summary

Founded 1999. Runs the toll-free helpline and certified navigators, the 'Lead From Behind' and 'Never Too Young' campaigns on early-onset colorectal cancer (now ~12% of cases and rising), Project Cure CRC ($100 million research commitment), BlueHQ patient platform and the annual AllyCon. Partners with Fight CRC and the Colon Cancer Coalition; advocates for screening coverage without cost-sharing.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Tags: gap-fill; patient-org
- URL: https://colorectalcancer.org/
- Holds: Patient navigation helpline, BlueHQ community and resources, screening awareness campaigns (45+), the Project Cure CRC research fund, and biomarker education (MSI, KRAS, BRAF, HER2).
- Licence: Copyright CCA

## Sources

- Colorectal Cancer Alliance: https://colorectalcancer.org/
- Fight Colorectal Cancer: https://fightcolorectalcancer.org/

## Connected records

- cancers: [Colorectal cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/colorectal/)
- technologies: [Colorectal cancer screening (colonoscopy, FIT, stool DNA, blood)](https://onco.cc/technologies/colorectal-screening/)
- terms: [Adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology](https://onco.cc/terms/aya-oncology/), [Microsatellite instability (MSI-H) / mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR)](https://onco.cc/terms/msi/), [Sidedness (left vs right colon)](https://onco.cc/terms/sidedness/)
- targets: [KRAS](https://onco.cc/targets/kras/)

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