A coalition of Texas health systems, professional organizations and community groups has launched a five-year plan to eliminate cervical cancer in the state.
The Texas Lone Star Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan 2027-2032 was developed by the Cancer Alliance of Texas Cervical Cancer Elimination Priority Area Workgroup, according to an Oct. 7 news release from Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Cervical cancer elimination is defined as fewer than four new cases per 100,000 women a year. Texas’ current cervical cancer rate is 9.5 cases per 100,000, with rates in some counties reaching 15 to 21 per 100,000. Uninsured, rural, border and minority communities carry the heaviest share of cases, the release said.
The plan is built on three pillars: vaccination, screening, and timely follow-up, diagnosis and treatment. Read the full plan here.
The Texas health systems, hospitals and academic centers that have pledged commitment to the plan are:
- Houston Methodist
- Parkland Health (Dallas)
- Rice University (Houston)
- Texas Children’s (Houston)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Lubbock)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
- University Medical Center of El Paso and the El Paso County Hospital District
- The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine and UT Health RGV (Edinburg)
- University of Texas System (Austin)
- UTHealth Houston
- The UTRGV South Texas Center of Excellence in Cancer Research (McAllen)
Other groups that have pledged commitment to the plan include federally qualified and community health centers, health departments, private sector organizations, community-based organizations and coalitions, advocacy and education groups and professional associations.
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