Action Plan on Skin Cancer for Texas : Preface




Preface
Contents
Executive Summary
Background Paper
	I.	Incidence, mortality, and impact on society
	II.	Skin cancer
	III.	Contributing and causative factors
	IV.	Prevention
	V.	Cancer prevention and information services that impact the skin cancer problem
	VI.	Barriers to early detection and treatment of skin cancer in Texas
	VII.	Policy initiatives that would affect skin cancer awareness and prevention
	VIII.	Professional practice regarding skin cancer prevention, detection, and treatment
	IX.	Prevention and information models
Action Plan
	Goal I		Initiate data collection and analysis
	Goal II		Develop prevention information and services to increase public awareness
	Goal III		Enhance professional education and practice
	Goal IV		Improve access to prevention, detection, and treatment
Bibliography
Appendix
	i.	Melanoma of the Skin Incidence and Mortality Rates, 1988-1992
	ii.	Five-Year Relative Survival Rates, by Site 1986-1992
	iii.	Average Years of Live Lost per Person Dying of Cancer, 1993
	iv.	Demographic Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed with Malignant Melanoma of the Skin
	v.	Counties Reporting Health Care Availability as an Issue
	vi.	Federally Designated Medically Underserved Areas
	vii.	Additional Texas Cancer Council Initiatives

The Action Plan on Skin Cancer for the State of Texas is an initiative funded by the Texas Cancer Council and administered by The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The Action Plan Steering Committee included health care practitioners operating in the public and private sector, educators, prevention specialists, public information specialists, and members of volunteer health agencies. The resultant plan reflects the willingness of Committee members to share their expertise, their concerns, and their time to develop a meaningful Action Plan that can be instrumental in reducing the rate of skin cancer in the state of Texas.

Project Director
Michael J. Ahearn, Ph.D.
Dean of Allied Health Education
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Committee
Beatriz Apodaca, M.D., M.P.H.
Education Specialist
Cancer Consortium of El Paso

James M. Bowen, Ph.D.
Prevention Educator
Austin

Catherine C. Burke, R.N., M.S., C.S., A.N.P.
Nurse Practitioner, Division of Cancer Prevention
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Robert M. Chamberlain, Ph.D.
Director, Cancer Prevention Education and Teaching
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Dorothy Chesley, Ph.D., R.N.
Director, Nurse Oncology Education Program
Austin

Madeleine Duvic, M.D.
Chief of Dermatology
Professor of Medicine
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

LuAnn Edwards
Associate Director for Prevention
American Cancer Society, Texas Division

Jean G. Gisler, R.N., M.S.N., F.N.P.-C.
Mission Valley Clinic Family Practice
Victoria

Kim Goertemiller
Director of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education
Clear Creek Independent School District
League City

Michael Hill
Associate Vice President for Prevention
American Cancer Society, Texas Division

Philip Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Chronic Disease Prevention
Texas Department of Health

David D.Madorsky, M.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Dermatology
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Carol Rice, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor and Health Specialist
Texas A&M University System
Texas Agricultural Extension Service and Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health

Juanita Salinas, M.S.W.
Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Texas Department of Health

Virginia Tucker
High School Science Educator
Spring Branch Independent School District
Houston

Jo Ann Ward, M.P.H.
Director, Department of Public Education
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Anne Williamson, M.Ed.
Director for Adult Health
Texas Department of Health

Mary Wingfield, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, College of Education
University of Houston

Project Coordinator
Susan Madigan
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer