Publications

Texas Cervical Cancer Strategic Plan
BCCS Action Plan
Community Health Services Newsletter
Mammogram Brochures & Flyers
General Cancer Information
Cancer Core Library

Texas Cervical Cancer Strategic Plan

Following the blueprint of the Texas Cancer Plan and the Action Plan on Breast and Cervical Cancers, the Cervical Cancer Strategic Plan provides a framework for guiding statewide activities and unifying efforts to reduce the impact of cervical cancer in Texas.
Texas Cervical Cancer Strategic Plan. (229KB, PDF, Viewing Information)

BCCS Action Plan

• Action Plan on Breast and Cervical Cancers for Texas (PDF, 1.07MB)
  The Plan is one of a series of comprehensive action plans designed to carry out the goals of the Texas Cancer Plan. Each action plan addresses a specific cancer and its impact on Texas, and contains strategies designed to reduce mortality and morbidity associated with that cancer.
  
  
• Action Plan Resource Guide (PDF, 2.1MB)

Newsletter

In this publication you will find health updates, contractor information and more. This newsletter provides great articles highlighting the impact Community Health Services is making in local communities.

This quarterly publication may be found at the web address:
Community Health Services Newsletters.

Mammogram Brochures & Flyers

As part of a continuing effort to provide information and tools to enhance patient care, the following materials may be used to educate people about the benefits of mammography and early detection of cancer.

Recommended Usage of Educational Materials (25.5 Kb, DOC, Viewing Information)

Resources

How to Get a Mammogram (Brochure)
(English  Spanish) (1.55Mb, PDF, Viewing Information)

The Facts About Mammograms (Flyer)
(English  Spanish) (300Kb, PDF, Viewing Information)

How to Get a Mammogram (Flyer)
(English  Spanish) (280Kb, PDF, Viewing Information)

The Facts About Mammograms (Table Tents)
(English/Spanish) (681Kb, PDF, Viewing Information)

Once Is Not Enough (Flyer)
(English) (16KB, PDF, Viewing Information)

General Cancer Information

The Texas Cancer Council
The state agency dedicated to reducing the human and economic impact of cancer on Texans through the promotion and support of collaborative, innovative, and effective programs and policies for cancer prevention and control. Publications by the Texas Cancer Council and Council funded projects can be found at this link: http://www.tcc.state.tx.us/tccpub.html.

The Coalition Voice, a newsletter of the Texas Comprehensive Cancer Coalition can be found at the bottom of the following webpage: http://www.texascancercoalition.org/whatsnew.html


Special CANCER Journal supplement on colorectal cancer
A colorectal cancer special supplement was published by the CANCER Journal. See http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jissue/112761499 (Volume 107, Issue S5, 1 September 2006, Supplement) for info and the articles.

Understanding Changes - The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has available Understanding Changes, a series of three patient education booklets, Understanding Breast Changes, Understanding Cervical Changes, and Under Standing Prostate Changes. These booklets are designed to alleviate the anxiety men and women may experience as a result of changes which are a natural part of aging or when they receive abnormal results from a screening test. The booklets cover facts, symptoms, changes common at different stages of life, and next steps in testing and diagnosis all in language easy for patients to understand. For more information or to order the booklets call NCI's Cancer Information Service toll-free at 1-800-4-CANCER or check out their web site at www.cancer.gov/publications.

Cancer Core Libary

Cancer Core Library (276KB, PDF, Viewing Information)

Last Updated August 31, 2007