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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Messaging resources and social media graphics are available on GW Cancer Center's website to support awareness efforts.
Want to get involved? Join the Colorado Cancer Coalition's Colorectal Cancer Task Force to connect with others improving CRC prevention, screening, and awareness across Colorado.
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The 2026 - 2030 Colorado Cancer Plan
We’re proud to officially launch the 2026–2030 Colorado Cancer Plan — a statewide roadmap designed to reduce the burden of cancer and improve outcomes for all Coloradans over the next five years.
Members of the Colorado Cancer Coalition and CDPHE developed the Plan in partnership with leaders, providers, advocates, survivors, caregivers, and communities across Colorado.
Together, we are committed to advancing prevention, early detection, treatment, survivorship, and health equity statewide.
This updated Plan builds on prior progress while sharpening our focus on:
- Reducing cancer incidence and mortality
- Increasing equitable access to screening and early detection
- Improving survivorship and quality of life
- Strengthening policy and systems-level strategies
- Advancing cancer equity across communities
The 2026–2030 Plan focuses on measurable objectives, working together across Colorado's cancer community, and advancing strategies that strengthen both clinical care and improve prevention and early detection, and address factors that impact Coloradan’s cancer risk such as healthy behaviors, environmental exposures, and access to care.
We invite you to:
- Review the full Plan
- Share it with your networks using our promotional toolkit
- Identify opportunities to align your work with its goals
- Join a Task Force or Coalition initiative
- Attend our Coalition Cancer Plan session - more information coming soon
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Check Off Cancer - Support the CCC
Donate your tax refund to prevent cancer, catch it early, and support Coloradans through survivorship
Cancer impacts patients, families, caregivers and entire communities. At the Colorado Cancer Coalition, we work statewide to reduce Colorado’s cancer burden through prevention, early detection, access to care, and patient support.
One of the easiest ways to support this work is to make a Colorado tax donation for cancer directly through your state income tax return. Tax season donations are the largest source of funding for the Colorado Cancer Coalition’s statewide efforts.
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Our 2025 Year in Review
We’re excited to share the Colorado Cancer Coalition’s 2025 Year in Review — a look at the progress, leadership, and data shaping cancer control across our state.
In 2025, the Coalition included 17 Task Force Chairs leading 9 volunteer-driven groups, with five new Chairs and one new Task Force launched this year. This report reflects the strength of our statewide network and the momentum built through collaboration across prevention, early detection, treatment, survivorship, and palliative care.
The Year in Review also features updated Colorado-specific cancer data — including incidence and mortality trends, as well as screening rates by geography, age, and insurance status — helping illustrate both the progress being made and the gaps that remain.
This report highlights the collective work of the Coalition and the dedicated volunteers who drive it forward. We’re grateful to everyone who contributes their time and expertise, and we look forward to continuing this work together in the year ahead.
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Upcoming Webinar: Healthcare Documents with Dave Strousberg
Join Dave Strousberg of Wills Simplified and the Survivorship & Palliative Care Task Force for an educational webinar focused on healthcare documents and decisions. Spanish interpretation will be provided, and a recording will be available after the event.
March 12th, 2026
12 pm - 1 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83104919902?pwd=mwMfrQTUCnb6CQU2kaKb8JCoEhdNVk.1
Meeting ID: 831 0491 9902
Passcode: 589112
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We're Recruiting New Chairs!
The Colorado Cancer Coalition is seeking passionate leaders to help drive statewide action in cancer prevention and care!
We’re currently recruiting Chairs for the Skin Cancer Task Force - an exciting opportunity to shape Colorado’s cancer prevention and early detection efforts.
As a Task Force Chair, you’ll help guide collaboration among statewide partners, set priorities, and lead initiatives that advance the goals of the Colorado Cancer Plan. Chairs typically convene monthly / bi-monthly meetings, foster connections across sectors, and help elevate innovative ideas and community needs.
If you’re ready to help move Colorado forward in reducing the burden of cancer, learn more about our Task Forces here and email emeyer@trailhead.institute to inquire.
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HPV and Breast Cancer Videos
HPV Vaccination PSA Videos
We’ve released two Public Service Announcement (PSA) videos highlighting the safety and benefits of HPV vaccination with CDPHE. Featuring an oral health champion and a cervical cancer survivor, these videos provide an overview of current HPV vaccine recommendations and emphasize the importance of HPV prevention as a strategy to reduce cancer risk. The videos are currently available in English on the CDPHE PSA YouTube page, with Spanish versions coming soon.
Understanding Breast Cancer in Colorado
Additionally, as part of the Colorado Cancer Coalition’s Breast Cancer Task Force Educational Series, Dennis Wright II, MPH, Lead Cancer Epidemiologist at CDPHE, shares essential insights into breast cancer in Colorado. His presentation covers incidence rates, mortality statistics, screening practices, and how you can access and interpret local data. A Spanish-language recording is also available.
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Upcoming Event: CAA Health Expo
Join the Center for African American Health on March 28, 2026, from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM for a day of individuals, families, and community partners coming together to learn, engage, and celebrate the shared goal of living well. There will be free health screenings, food tastings, and healthy movement activities.
If you attend, be sure to stop by and connect with our Colorectal Cancer Task Force — we’d love to see you there!
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Upcoming Webinar: GI Cancers Webinar Series
The Colorado Cancer Screening Program and the Katy O. and Paul M. Rady Esophageal and Gastric Center of Excellence have partnered to host a 3-part webinar series for primary care providers and clinic staff, patient navigators/community health workers, and the patient advocacy community focused on the cancer continuum of gastrointestinal cancers including esophageal, colorectal, and gastric cancers.
March 13th, 2026
12 - 1 pm MST
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Upcoming Webinar: Understanding the Burden of HPV-Associated Cancers
Join the Iowa Cancer Consortium as they celebrate 20 years of cancer prevention, protection and progress made possible by the HPV vaccine. In recognition of this milestone, Iowa Cancer Consortium is excited to kick off their 2026 webinar series with a session focused on understanding the burden of HPV-associated cancers.
The first webinar will feature Amanda Kahl, a Research Specialist with the Iowa Cancer Registry, and the Assistant Director of Catchment Area Data with the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Community Outreach & Engagement team.
March 6th, 2026
11 am - 12 pm CST
Zoom only (Meeting ID: 961 3517 1832 Passcode: 552838)
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Vaccine Day of Advocacy
Care about protecting public health and strengthening vaccine access in Colorado? Join Colorado Families for Vaccines, Immunize Colorado, and Latinos Unidos for Vaccines for Vaccine Advocacy Day at the Capitol on March 16th from 8:00–11:00 AM — a chance to turn your commitment to science and prevention into meaningful action. Vaccines are one of the most powerful tools we have to protect families, prevent disease, and reduce long-term health burdens.
This year, we’re especially elevating the importance of the HPV vaccine, a safe and effective tool that prevents multiple types of cancer. Your voice can help ensure lawmakers understand why protecting vaccine access — including HPV vaccination — matters for communities across our state.
Come connect with fellow advocates, meet with legislators, and stand up for evidence-based public health policy.
Breakfast and t-shirts are provided!
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Colorado 2026 Cancer Action Day
Join American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network at the Colorado State Capitol to promote policies to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. There will be lunch, networking, speakers, and prep time, before meeting with elected officials to share personal stories and advocate for the issues we care about. This is a great opportunity for anyone who cares about health care issues, from first timer advocates to seasoned activists. Everything you need will be provided on site. Agenda, FAQ, and pre-event training coming soon.
March 11th, 2026
8 am - 2 pm MT
*Registration Ends 3/4*
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Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening & Testing
Penrose Cancer Center / Women's Wellness Connection is offering free cervical cancer/breast cancer screenings on the third Thursday of every month.
If you have no health insurance and meet the qualifications below, you may qualify.
- Between the ages of 40-64.
- At or below 250% of the federal poverty level.
- In need of screening exams or diagnostic testing following an abnormal screening
Contact (719) 776 5548 for more information or to schedule an appointment
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En El Centro De Cáncer Del Hospital Penrose Por El Programa De Conexiones Para El Bienestar De La Mujer (WWC)
Si usted no tiene seguro médico y cubre los siguientes requisitos, usted podría calificar.
- Entre 40 y 64 años.
- Igual o inferior al 250 % del nivel federal de pobreza (Ver gráfica abajo).
- Mujeres que necesiten pruebas de detección o exámenes de diagnostico por haber tenido un resultado de estudios anormal.
Para más información o para hacer su cita, llame al 719.776.5610
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CDPHE is Seeking Applicants for its Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program Advisory Board
CDPHE is Seeking Applicants for its Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program Advisory Board
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) program has one vacancy on its Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (BCCSP) advisory board. The mission of WWC is to promote and improve equity in breast and cervical cancer screening and early detection in Colorado.
The BCCSP advisory board recommends guidelines for program services and rules and regulations that may be necessary to provide breast and cervical cancer screening where it is not otherwise readily available for reasons of cost or distance to suitable medical facilities purposes.
The application is due March 31, 2026, by the end of the day.
Visit the BCCSP Advisory Board page for the application and more information.
Employees of WWC-funded organizations are generally not eligible to serve on the advisory board due to a potential conflict of interest.
In mid-2005, the State of Colorado allotted tobacco tax funding to allow WWC to reach more women in Colorado. A Colorado statute was developed to "make such [breast and cervical cancer] screening available to women whose economic circumstances or geographic location otherwise serve to limit access to similar screening facilities.” The Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (BCCSP) Advisory Board was created to recommend guidelines for the services of the WWC program.
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CDPHE abre convocatoria para integrar el Consejo Asesor del Programa de detección de cáncer de mama y cuello uterino
El Programa Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) del Departamento de Salud Pública y Medio Ambiente de Colorado tiene una vacante en el Consejo Asesor del Programa de detección de cáncer de mama y cuello uterino (BCCSP). La misión del WWC es promover y mejorar la equidad en la detección precoz del cáncer de mama y cuello uterino en Colorado.
El Consejo Asesor del Programa BCCSP recomienda pautas para los servicios del programa, así como normas y reglamentaciones que podrían ser necesarias para llevar a cabo exámenes de detección de cáncer de mama y cuello uterino en lugares donde no están fácilmente disponibles por razones de costo o distancia hasta las instalaciones médicas adecuadas.
El plazo para presentar las solicitudes vence al fin del día del 31 de marzo de 2026.
Visite la página web del Consejo Asesor del BCCSP para ver la solicitud y obtener más información.
Por lo general, los empleados de organizaciones que reciben fondos de WWC no son elegibles para integrar el Consejo Asesor debido a un posible conflicto de interés.
A mediados de 2005, el estado de Colorado asignó financiamiento proveniente del impuesto al tabaco para posibilitar que WWC asista a más mujeres en Colorado. Se elaboró una norma en Colorado para “poner los exámenes de detección [de cáncer de mama y cuello uterino] a disposición de mujeres cuya situación económica o ubicación geográfica opere como una limitación al acceso a instalaciones de detección similares”. El Consejo Asesor del Programa de detección de cáncer de mama y cuello uterino (BCCSP) se creó para recomendar pautas para los servicios del Programa WWC.
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Upcoming Conference: APOSW 49th Annual
Join APOSW in the Mile-High City for APOSW’s premier event of the year! The 49th Annual Conference will bring together pediatric oncology and hematology social workers from across the globe for dynamic learning, networking, and inspiration—set against the creative backdrop of The Curtis Hotel in vibrant downtown Denver.
April 13 - 15th, 2026
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Live by Living: Survivor & Caregiver Retreats
Live by Living retreat season kicks off this March!
Retreats are held in Tenth Mountain “huts”, YMCA cabins, Lincoln Hills Cares Lodge and private residences. This is a chance to unplug from daily life and immerse yourself in the beauty of nature. Make new friends who “get it.” Eat gourmet, cancer-fighting food, challenge yourself physically, and gain new strength in facing life’s challenges. Open to survivors and caregivers.
Registration is open for March retreats now. It will open in May for summer retreats.
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Marc Jr. Foundation Monthly Bingo
Interested in supporting families battling DIPG/DMG - Terminal Pediatric Brain Cancer? Join the Marc Jrs. Foundation on March 22nd for a game of Bingo
Satire Brewery - 12136 Grant Cir. Thornton
$25 to play (cash preferred)
Cash prizes up to $200
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Lymphoma Survivors Wanted for Heart Health Study
Are you a lymphoma survivor interested in research that could improve cardiovascular care after cancer?
CU Anschutz researchers are conducting a study to better understand how chemotherapy impacts heart and artery health.
You may qualify if you:
- Are 18 years or older
- Completed chemotherapy at least 4 weeks ago
- Have not used hormone therapy in the past 12 months
- · Currently not pregnant/lactating
What’s involved:
- Two in-person visits over 5 days (~5 hours total)
- Non-invasive cardiovascular testing
- $100 compensation + insights into your heart health
Contact: SEN-DoCstudy@cuanschutz.edu | (720) 593-6201
Principal Investigator: Dr. Zachary Clayton
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Seventh Annual Paul R. O'Hara II Esophagogastric Cancer Symposium
The University of Colorado Cancer Center and UCHealth are presenting the Seventh Annual Paul R. O'Hara II Esophagogastric Cancer Symposium to heighten community and professional awareness about esophagogastric cancer.
April 4th, 2026
8:00 - 12:30 pm
Anschutz Health Sciences Building
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American Cancer Society
Our work is supported by the American Cancer Society, a valued partner in advancing cancer prevention, screening, and survivorship across Colorado.
Visit them at cancer.org.
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A Program at Trailhead Institute
The Colorado Cancer Coalition is a program at Trailhead Institute. To learn more about Trailhead, visit their website, connect on LinkedIn, or sign up for updates through the link below.
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