Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science (ACCSIS)

ACCSIS Overview

ACCSIS was created to improve colorectal cancer screening, follow-up, and referral for care among populations that have low colorectal cancer screening rates. ACCSIS focused on underserved groups, including racial and ethnic minority populations and people living in rural or difficult-to-reach areas.

The two-phase projects in this program designed multilevel interventions that increased colorectal cancer screening and healthcare delivery, as well as developed guidelines for scaling-up and implementing these multilevel interventions to reduce the burden of colorectal cancer. The first phase of these projects focused on pilot studies that demonstrated the feasibility and potential effectiveness of multilevel interventions at increasing colorectal cancer screening and follow-up. The second phase involved testing the implementation and impact of the multilevel interventions in target populations with low colorectal cancer screening rates.

ACCSIS Centers

The ACCSIS Program comprised of one Coordinating Center and eight Research Centers. The Coordinating Center supported organizational, administrative, scientific activities of the Program. The Research Centers developed and implemented multilevel interventions.

NCI ACCSIS Staff