Early cancer detection through screening significantly improves survival, reduces treatment intensity, and lowers health care costs. Screening & Early Intervention Our Action Blueprint
Hope Stories of Avanelle Willis had not planned to get a colonoscopy until a BBAHC staff member suggested she take a simple home test to see if she needed one. That test came back positive, so she completed a colonoscopy and found out she had colon cancer. “Hearing you have cancer is really scary. I wished I knew more about early detection and that if you catch this really quickly, it’s not as bad as you think,” she said. “If I had waited another five or six years, it would have been a much different outcome.” She had surgery in Anchorage in 2024, and because the cancer was caught so early, she did not need chemotherapy or radiation. One year after treatment, she was clear of cancer, and she has become a big proponent of early screening. If you’re thinking about screening, just do it. It’s totally worth the peace of mind.” “
Goal Detect cancer at its earliest stages.
BBAHC will increase the proportion of cancers diagnosed at Stage I or II. Intended Outcome
Objectives
3.1 Decrease the percentage of diagnosed at late stage 3.2 Strengthen internal capacity and/or processes to advance cancer screening 3.3 Build community outreach and messaging for screenable cancers 3.4 Utilize data to guide and refine patient engagement strategies for screening 3.5 Ensure continued capacity to conduct colorectal cancer screening
Did You KNOW?
Screening-amenable cancers are those for which early detection is possible and beneficial, such as breast, colorectal, lung, cervical, and prostate cancers.
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