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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine: Community Health and Education

Partnerships in Colorectal Cancer Screening for Arkansas

PiCS-AR! (Partnerships in Colorectal Cancer Screening for Arkansas) is working to reduce the state's rate of late-stage colorectal cancer, a highly treatable disease if caught early. Arkansas ranks close to the bottom for the number of people screened annually for colorectal cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and we're out to change that.

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Highlights from the Field: CDC Colorectal Cancer Control Program

PiCS-AR! Ups Colorectal Cancer Screening by Eight Percent First Year

Read how 1st Choice Healthcare surpassed its colorectal cancer screening goal in just one year.

Success Rate Story

The PiCS-AR! Team

PiCS-AR! is funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program and combats colorectal cancer in Arkansas with a team-based approach.

Read about PiCS-AR! and its team members

Provider Resources

Helpful links to equip providers with the latest colorectal cancer screening information.

See Resources List

Resources for Patients

Helpful links to patients who want to know more about colon cancer and screening, which should start at age 45.

Patient Resources

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