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VA Lauded by National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable for Screening Rates

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Approximately 4,000 Veterans are diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer each year

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2016.  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has received Hall of Fame recognition by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCR) for achieving an 82 percent colorectal cancer screening rate, which exceeds the NCCR goal of 80 percent and the national average, which is in the 60 percent range. NCCR was established in 1997 by the American Cancer Societyand the Centers for…

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