TEXAS CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL APPLICATION - CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN TEXAS, TAKING A SIGNIFICANT TOLL ON THE LIVES OF CANCER VICTIMS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAUSING MORE THAN $40.3 BILLION IN DIRECT COSTS ANNUALLY. MORE THAN 46,000 TEXANS ARE EXPECTED TO LOSE THEIR LIVES TO CANCER IN 2021 AND 131,610 WILL RECEIVE A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. HEALTH OUTCOMES ARE IMPROVED WITH PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER, BUT GEOGRAPHIC, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES IN TEXAS PRESENT CHALLENGES TO HEALTHCARE STATEWIDE. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (HHSC) IS REQUESTING CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) RFA-DP22-22-2 FUNDS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX CAUSES OF HEALTHCARE AND CANCER DISPARITIES IN TEXAS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY FUNDING ALL THREE DP22-2202 GRANT COMPONENTS: THE NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM (NBCCEDP), THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM (NCCCP), AND THE NATIONAL PROGRAM OF CANCER R

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TEXAS CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL APPLICATION - CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN TEXAS, TAKING A SIGNIFICANT TOLL ON THE LIVES OF CANCER VICTIMS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAUSING MORE THAN $40.3 BILLION IN DIRECT COSTS ANNUALLY. MORE THAN 46,000 TEXANS ARE EXPECTED TO LOSE THEIR LIVES TO CANCER IN 2021 AND 131,610 WILL RECEIVE A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. HEALTH OUTCOMES ARE IMPROVED WITH PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER, BUT GEOGRAPHIC, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES IN TEXAS PRESENT CHALLENGES TO HEALTHCARE STATEWIDE. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (HHSC) IS REQUESTING CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) RFA-DP22-22-2 FUNDS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX CAUSES OF HEALTHCARE AND CANCER DISPARITIES IN TEXAS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY FUNDING ALL THREE DP22-2202 GRANT COMPONENTS: THE NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM (NBCCEDP), THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM (NCCCP), AND THE NATIONAL PROGRAM OF CANCER R