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MD Anderson announces new roadmap to eliminate cervical cancer in Texas (opens in a new tab)
news-medical.net · 2026-10-07
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MD Anderson announces new roadmap to eliminate cervical cancer in Texas
news-medical.net · 2026-10-07
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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedMD Anderson announced the Texas Lone Star Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan 2027-2032, described as a five-year roadmap to eliminate cervical cancer in Texas.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedThe plan was developed by the Cancer Alliance of Texas Cervical Cancer Elimination Priority Area Workgroup and draws on a survey of Texas stakeholders and a virtual summit of more than 250 participants.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedTexas has an incidence rate of 9.5 cervical cancer cases per 100,000 women, compared with 7.5 nationally, and some counties have rates between 15 and 21 per 100,000.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated9.5 per 100,000; 7.5 nationally; 15 to 21 per 100,000 in some counties
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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe plan sets 2032 targets to raise HPV vaccination coverage to 80%, cervical cancer screening to 80%, and timely diagnostic follow-up and treatment to 80%, including primary HPV testing and HPV self-collection as options.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated80% targets for vaccination, screening, and follow-up/treatment
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PubMed, Crossref, Europe PMC · 15 candidate papers
State-level disparities in cervical cancer prevention and outcomes in the United States: a modeling study.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2025 · PubMed
Global Inequalities in Cervical Cancer Elimination: Estimating the Combined Effects of HPV Vaccination, HPV DNA Screening, and Treatment Access on Cervical Cancer Mortality across 185 Countries, 2000–2045
2026 · Crossref
Unidos Contra el VPH: protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing HPV self- collection among underscreened Latinas along the US-Mexico border
2026 · Europe PMC
State-level disparities in cervical cancer prevention and outcomes in the U.S.: A modeling study.
medRxiv : the Preprint Server for Health Sciences · 2024 · PubMed
HPV Elimination of Cervical Cancer: The Novel Options in Vaccination and Screening
Annals of Oncology · 2012 · Crossref
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