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The key to reducing cancer burden is tracking cancer data in our local catchment area, which extends across Texas. MD Anderson supports Cancer in Focus, which allows for detailed visualization of publicly available data around cancer incidence and mortality. This data is essential to our own community outreach and engagement activities, and we are committed to sharing this data with others to maximize the reach of this valuable information as the basis for cancer prevention activities.

Cancer incidence and mortality in Texas

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Texas, making up 15% of all diagnoses, followed by prostate (12%), lung and bronchus (11%), colon (6%) and kidney and renal cancers (5%). Lung and bronchus cancers are the leading cause of cancer deaths (22%), followed by colon (8%), pancreas (7%), breast (7%) and liver (6%).

MD Anderson¡¯s Impact Evaluation Core has measures how health programs help improve prevention, research, public health and clinical care. The team includes experts from different fields to support evaluation, cancer prevention, research, clinical work and public health efforts. Learn more about the Impact Evaluation Core

MD Anderson is invested in building research infrastructure to advance community informed community-based studies. Building connections with our community and increasing access to research is central to creating lasting solutions to reduce cancer burden for all Texans.

The Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Research Program is part of the MD Anderson Oncology Program at LBJ Hospital, a collaboration between Harris County Hospital District, UTHealth Houston, Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson. It opens access to cutting-edge clinical trials to people who are medically underserved, operating 85 clinical trials. Learn more about the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Oncology Program

People-centered research is the cornerstone of the Center for Community-Engaged Translational research. The Center uses deep knowledge of community relations to facilitate research collaborations, provide training to community organization staff and the public, develop strategic plans, disseminate interventions and more, all with the goal of translating MD Anderson discoveries into real-world changes. The Center also houses MD Anderson¡¯s Community Scientist Program, which connects researchers to patients and members of the community to generate feedback from those closest to the issues. Learn more about the Center for Community-Engaged Translational Research.

The Acres Homes Cancer Prevention Collaboration aims to lower cancer risk and improve outcomes in a historic neighborhood. It is one of five new cancer control centers launched through the National Cancer Institute¡¯s Persistent Poverty Initiative ¡ª the first major effort to tackle how long-term poverty affects cancer.

MD Anderson implements thousands of programs each year reaching people across the state of Texas. Here are some examples of our key investments in implementation expertise to achieve population-level impact.

MD Anderson¡¯s Cancer Prevention and Control Platform bridges the gap between research and practice, taking prevention breakthroughs out to community-based organizations and supporting the deployment and evaluation of evidence-based initiatives. Learn more about the three pillars of the platform

MD Anderson offers free community outreach and education through evidence-informed cancer prevention presentations, exhibits and charitable sponsorships.  These programs are hosted in collaboration with more than 500 local organizations ¡ª such as churches, corporations, schools and nonprofits ¡ª and reach more than 100,000 people per year. Learn more about these free community services

MD Anderson works with community clinics to extend free breast and colorectal cancer screening to people in Texas experiencing low-income or who are under- or uninsured. Free skin screenings and genetic risk assessments are also available in some clinics. MD Anderson also oversees , a website designed to help Texans overcome barriers to health care by connecting them to resources across the state. Learn more about our free screening programs for the community

MD Anderson¡¯s EndTobacco Program reaches workplaces, institutions of higher education, retailers and middle and high school students with evidence-based, targeted interventions, education programs and health communications campaigns with a goal of reducing tobacco use to zero. 

MD Anderson¡¯s Active Living After Cancer program was developed to support the nearly one million cancer survivors in Texas. The program relies on collaboration with several community organizations to maximize quality of life for cancer survivors struggling to be physically active in Harris County as well as in El Paso and East Texas.