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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines Comprehensive Cancer Control as a collaborative process through which a community pulls resources together to reduce the burden of cancer. This collaboration results in risk reduction, early detection, better treatment and enhanced survivorship for members of the community. The following Web sites and databases provide information regarding cancer control goals and activities throughout the state of Texas:
The Texas Cancer Prevention and Control Programs Inventory provides a picture of cancer prevention and control activities across Texas. It will enable those working in cancer prevention and control to share program ideas and strategies and to network with each other across the large geographic area that is Texas. It will also help determine the scope and depth of the collective efforts to implement the Texas Cancer Plan and to reduce the burden of cancer on all Texans. The information listed is based on each program's responses to questions on the annual Texas Cancer Prevention and Control Programs Inventory Update survey.
The Texas Cancer Council was established in 1985 by the 69th Texas Legislature. The Council is statutorily charged with developing and working to implement the Texas Cancer Plan; promoting the development and coordination of effective and efficient statewide public and private policies, programs, and services related to cancer; and encouraging cooperative, comprehensive, and complementary planning among the public, private, and volunteer sectors involved in cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and research (Chapter 102, Health and Safety Code).
A statewide blueprint for cancer prevention and control, the Texas Cancer Plan is a consensus-based, strategic document for public and private sector cancer control initiatives. The Texas Cancer Plan has been developed by over eighty cancer experts from across the state of Texas. The collaborative Plan is intended to assist regional and local cancer prevention and control planners as they develop organizational and program strategic goals for battling cancer in their communities. The Plan also serves as a strategic document for directing state level programs in cancer prevention and control. This comprehensive approach can help you reduce the cancer burden in your community and, with the help of others like you, throughout Texas.
The Texas Cancer Control Toolkit helps your community organize to heighten awareness of cancer issues, save lives and, ultimately, decrease the burden of cancer. Communities can impact cancer incidence and mortality rates by applying a comprehensive approach in a collaborative environment. To maximize the impact of state resources, the Texas Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition (TCCCC), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Cancer Council (TCC) collaborated to create this community-level Cancer Control Toolkit.
The Texas Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition exists to promote, enhance and expand all public and private partners’ efforts to implement the Texas Cancer Plan 2005: A statewide blueprint for cancer prevention and control in Texas, 4th Edition. The aim of the Coalition is to advance cooperative efforts that focus on the goals of the Texas Cancer Plan: cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, professional training, cancer data and planning, and survivorship.
The Community Cancer Coalitions Database provides information regarding local, regional and county-level cancer coalitions throughout Texas. Those who are interested in joining the fight against cancer now have the opportunity to see if there is a local coalition in their area.
Texans Conquer Cancer specialty license plate benefits nonprofit organizations that provide services to Texas cancer patients needing assistance during their cancer fight. The funds are administered by the Texas Cancer Council, a state agency, and help cancer patients, their families, and caregivers cope as best they can with the effects of this disease on daily life.