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After more than two decades of providing Texas-specific cancer information on the Web, the Texas Cancer Data Center (TCDC) has undergone a design
transformation and been renamed Texas Cancer Information.
The site’s Web address has also changed to www.texascancer.info. "Dot.info" is a fairly new Web site
designation that provides just as much information as "dot.com" and others.
What remains the same on the Texas Cancer Information Web site is the wealth of cancer and health information for Texans ― and all information
is free to users. Texas Cancer Information is funded by the Texas Cancer Council
and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Texas Cancer Information
provides the same reliable information for patients, caregivers, the general public, health care policy planners, physicians and other
health professionals.
"These changes in our name and Web design will further our mission to empower Texans with the knowledge needed to reduce the impact of cancer,"
says Lewis E. Foxhall, M.D., Texas Cancer Information director and M. D. Anderson’s vice president for health policy.
Since its inception in 1986, Texas Cancer Information has provided reliable cancer data and
resources for in-state users. Staff at Texas Cancer Information gather and organize the most recent information available. Texas Cancer
Information provides information about:
Tune in to the Monthly Focus section on the Texas Cancer Information home page for updated information that aligns with national cancer awareness months.
In Monthly Focus, you’ll find links specific to each topic featured for that month. Past topics include cancer control and minority cancer awareness, prostate cancer awareness, breast cancer awareness and more. In the coming months, look for these topics: skin cancer, physical activity, nutrition and survivorship
Survivorship Portal
Nearly 12 million cancer survivors now are living in the U.S., and this number is expected to approach 20 million by 2020.
With so many individuals successfully completing treatment, we’ve created a new Survivorship Portal to help meet the needs of cancer survivors and caregivers.
Log onto www.texascancersurvivor.info for information and links related to survivorship, as well as a searchable function that yields links to appropriate resources.
The Texas Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition provided significant support in developing this new portal.
Access to Care
Nearly 25 percent of the Texas population is uninsured, with most of these individuals earning a low income.
Through Access to Cancer Care for Low-Income and Uninsured Patients, Texas Cancer Information offers uninsured Texans information about procedures and resources available in their counties.
Currently, information for 10 Texas counties — Cameron, Crockett, Ector, El Paso, Harris, Hidalgo, Liberty, Midland, Starr and Taylor — is available on Texas Cancer Information, with information for additional counties in the works for the Web site. If a county is not listed, you still can find general access information that may be helpful.
Although we can’t guarantee that a patient will receive care through one of these programs, social workers, case managers, patients and others can find useful information as they seek options for the uninsured individuals throughout the state.
If you’re seeing this newsletter, you may already be familiar with Texas Cancer Information’s survey process.
Every year, we mail surveys to physicians, hospitals
and other individuals and organizations to help us maintain accurate, updated information on www.texascancer.info.
We’d like your help in keeping our records accurate. If you know of colleagues who currently aren’t included on www.texascancer.info,
drop us a line and let us know.
To help patients and healthcare professionals find these physicians, we want to contact them about adding their information to the Web site.
It’s that time again — look for your survey in the mail, according the schedule shown here.
Texas Cancer Information provides updated cancer information on physicians, hospitals,
community resources and more. Your responses to the surveys we mail will
help us keep our information accurate.
When you receive your survey, take a moment to complete it and return it to us. We appreciate your help in keeping our information current.
Upcoming Texas Cancer Information surveys:
Mary Lou Adams, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
The University of Texas School of Nursing
Patricia Gail Bray, Ph.D.
Executive Director
St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities
Norma Castillo, LBSW
Valley Colorectal Screening Information and Service
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Blanca Cavazos
Project Director
Promesa Salud
Linda Civallero, M.P.H.
National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service
Maria E. Fernandez, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Houston-Health Science Center, School of Public Health
Stephanie A. Gonzalez
Project Director
Physician Oncology Education Program
Sheila Henderson, MLIS
Library Director
Pasadena Public Library
Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director
Chronic Disease Prevention, Health Promotion Unit,
Department of State Health Services
Andy Miller, MHSE, CHES
Director of Survivorship Programs
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Lisa Nelson
Business Manager
Texas Cancer Council
Lynne Nguyen, M.P.H.
Asian American Health Coalition Board
Billy U. Philips, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health
Director, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
The University of Texas Medical
Branch,
The CATCHUM Project and Cancer Nutrition Network for Texans
Carol A. Rice, Ph.D., R.N.
Professor and Extension Health Specialist
Texas Cooperative Extension
Juanita Salinas, M.S.W.
Texas State Coordinator
Comprehensive Cancer Control Program,
Texas Department of State Health Services
Suzanne Starr
Education Services Manager
Hendrick Cancer Center
Sister Mary Jane Strauch, CHE
Valley Colorectal Screening Information and Service
The University of Texas Medical
Branch
Karen Torges
Vice President for Health Initiatives
American Cancer Society, Texas Division, Inc.
JoAnn Ward, M.P.H.
Associate Vice President for Public Affairs,
Public Education Office, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Melanie Williams, Ph.D.
Branch Manager, Texas Cancer Registry
Texas Department of State Health Services
Nurse Oncology Education Program (NOEP) |
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Conference |
Location |
May 8 - 9 |
DSHS Breast/Cervical Training | Austin |
May 17 |
Women’s Health Update | Lubbock |
May 19 - 23 |
Faculty Training Program | Houston |
June 5 - 6 |
School Nurse Institute | Waco |
June 7 |
Pain and Palliative Care | Uvalde |
June 21 |
Women’s Health Update | Mt. Pleasant |
July 19 |
Holistic Care of the Cancer Patient | Austin |
Dental Oncology Education Program (DOEP) |
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Date |
Conference |
Location |
May 2 |
Oral Cancer, Precancer and Differential Diagnosis of Common Oral Mucosal Conditions | San Antonio |
May 2 |
A Review and Update of Oral Pathology for the Practicing Dentist and Dental Hygienist | San Antonio |
Texas Society for Public Health Education (TSOPHE) |
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Date |
Conference |
Location |
June 7 |
TSOPHE Spring Conference: What We Know…What We Need to Know | Austin |
Oct 10 - 11 |
TSOPHE Fall Conference: From Evidence to Practice | Houston |
Anderson Network, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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Date |
Conference |
Location |
Sept 4 - 6 |
Living Fully With and Beyond Cancer | Houston |
Texas Tumor Registrars Association (TxTRA) |
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Date |
Conference |
Location |
Sept 10 - 12 |
36th Annual Conference | San Antonio |
National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer (NBLIC) |
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Date |
Conference |
Location |
Sept. 21 - 23 |
Health Disparities Conference | Houston |
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW)/ Texas Annual Conference |
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Date |
Conference |
Location |
Nov. 6 - 8 |
3rd joint conference with NASW/TX and SSWLHC-TX | Galveston |
