Texas Cancer Information (TCI)

Upcoming Events

• MD Anderson's Sprint for Life - Online Registration Now Open
  
  The 28th Annual Sprint for Life 5K and Sprint for Sprouts Kids' Run will take place in the The Medical Center near MD Anderson campus on May 3, 2025. Online registration is now open. Complimentary registration for the first 100 ovarian cancer survivors and one caregiver sponsored by Ovarcome. Please contact the Sprint for Life office for more information at gynonccommunityrelations@mdanderson.org.
  
  New event venue: Helix Park, The Medical Center, 7255 Helix Park Avenue, Houston 77030
  
  Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute. Unfortunately, because there is no screening or early detection test available and ovarian cancer symptoms are subtle, only about 20% of ovarian tumors are detected before they have progressed to an advanced stage. On Race Day, survivors, their families and friends, businesses and MD Anderson employees come together to achieve two goals: raise funds for research and increase awareness of ovarian cancer and its symptoms.
  
  For more information and registration visit http://www.sprintforlife.com.
  
  
  
• MD Anderson Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program (CE credits available)
  • June 9-13, 2025 (Registration open)
  
  
  
• Introduction to Cancer Survivorship Content Still Available for Viewing (CE/CME No Longer Available)
  
  

Site Spotlight

• Visit Cancer Health Coalitions to find community health coalitions that are involved in cancer prevention and control efforts in Texas. - Updated October 2024, including the new Texas Health Equity Alliance for Breast Cancer (THEAL)
  
  
• Visit Where can I get screened for colon cancer? to find clinics and programs that are offering free colorectal cancer screenings. - Updated February 2025
  
  
• Access to Cancer Care for Low-Income and Unisured Patients, in English and Spanish - Updated February 2025
  
  
• Visit Where can I get a mammogram? to find licensed mammography services in your area. - Updated February 2025
  
  
• Visit our updated and expanded Glossary of cancer-related terms - Updated May 2024
  
  
• The Office of Health Policy at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has compiled two slide decks that provide data on initiation and up-to-date HPV vaccination coverage by gender and poverty level among adolescents 13-17 years in Texas and the U.S. Learn more....
  
  
• Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2018 - Behavioral Risk Factors Related to Cancer Control (PDF)
  
  

Texas Cancer Information was established in 1986 and is managed by the Office of Health Policy at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.