I'm under 45.
Younger adults are not automatically “too young.” Family history, symptoms, and personal risk still matter. This site does not tell you whether to screen — it connects you to qualified guidance.
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We don't diagnose. We connect.
Choose the circumstance that fits. We'll point you toward qualified public resources — not a diagnosis, and not a treatment plan from this website.
Philadelphia Is LoveCatch It Early
We don't diagnose. We connect.
I'm under 45.I'm 45 or older.I'm concerned about symptoms.Cancer runs in my family.I've been diagnosed.I'm a survivor.I want to help.I want to give.My company wants to participate.My organization wants to connect.
I'm 45 or older.
U.S. preventive-service guidance discusses beginning average-risk screening at 45. Talk with a qualified clinician about what is right for you.
I'm concerned about symptoms.
Symptoms are not a diagnosis. If something feels wrong, a qualified clinician is the right next conversation — not this website.
Cancer runs in my family.
Family history can change the conversation about timing and testing. Bring what you know to a qualified clinician or genetic-counseling resource.
I've been diagnosed.
If you have a diagnosis, your care team is the source of truth. We can point toward patient-education organizations — we do not second-guess treatment.
I'm a survivor.
Survivors carry knowledge this campaign exists to share — with dignity, not as clickbait. Connect with survivor communities if and when you want to.
I want to help.
Watch, share, learn, attend, or support the mission. Culture is the megaphone.
I want to give.
Giving should follow understanding. Live donation transactions are not open on this site yet. Read where gifts are intended to go.
My company wants to participate.
Employers can help carry the message — education, watch parties, and future designated giving — without implying a medical program they do not run.
My organization wants to connect.
Clinical, research, community, university, and cultural organizations have distinct roles. Prospective status is never shown as a public partnership.
Sources & review
Review date 2026-09-02. Campaign figures pending independent medical review. Medical content on this site is educational context, not a diagnosis or a personal prognosis.
- Catch It Early 2026 campaign epidemiology appendix — Daily diagnosis and mortality projections and younger-adult context as used in the campaign deck. Population-level; not a live feed.
- Five-year relative survival, localized vs distant (campaign accountability figures) — 91.3% vs 16.9% are population-level five-year relative-survival statistics. They do not describe an individual outcome.
- American Cancer Society — colorectal cancer — Public education on colorectal cancer.
- CDC — colorectal cancer — Screening and prevention information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — colorectal cancer screening — Independent screening recommendation (including the age-45 conversation). Not medical advice from Philadelphia Is Love.