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The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
What is the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)? Created by Texans, CPRIT’s goal is to expedite innovation in cancer research and product development, and to enhance access ... in output and 201,911 jobs in 2023. Moreover, the Institute’s efforts to improve outcomes related to cancer prevention and treatment can lead to a significant reduction in cancer incidence and severity over time and be a catalyst to biomedical development in Texas. It is far less ... also morbidity and mortality losses are reduced. Every $1 spent through CPRIT for screening and prevention leads to $27.82 in treatment cost savings and resulting economic benefits through earlier detection. Texas can and must continue this historic cost and life-saving ...
Cancer Prevention Protected, But Prostate Cancer Screening Bill Runs Out of Time
Austin, TX. – With the end of the 2025 Texas legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is optimistic that more people will have access to cancer prevention and early detection services and reinforces its commitment to this ... his routine PSA screenings. With friends in his community facing a similar diagnosis, he has seen loved ones delay care simply because of cost. “House Bill 712 would have enhanced health benefit plan coverage for prostate cancer detection tests by ensuring no cost-sharing, like ...
Extension of Unique Prevention & Research Agency Maintains Texas’ Role in Cancer Fight
... on Friday helped ensure the state would continue leading the fight against cancer and that new life-saving treatments would be available to tens of thousands of Texans fighting this deadly disease. Senate Bill 81 extends the sunset review date by two years to ensure that the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas can expend all the funding that was approved by voters in 2007. With a cap of $300 million annually, CPRIT would have been unable to use its full ...
Report: Texas Must Seize Opportunities to Improve Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of “How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality,” Texas measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The 17th edition of the report highlights the areas in which the state can improve polices to reduce suffering and death from cancer, and it ...