Abstract
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a large, tertiary referral center serving patients from throughout the USA and the world. Approximately 5 % of patients cared for at the MD Anderson main campus come from countries outside the USA. In addition, MD Anderson has developed a wide variety of collaborative programs to serve international and domestic patients regardless of socioeconomic status. For instance, many MD Anderson faculty and staff work in the Harris Health System, a large, safety net county health care system. Many of the patients within the Harris Health System are indigent, medically underserved patients who traveled from Latin America and other countries as a result of economic hardship, social instability, and or violence in their home countries. In addition, the MD Anderson Office of Health Policy has partnered with the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to develop novel cancer control programs for underserved populations. Examples include programs and research projects to reduce morbidity and mortality from early stage cancers of the cervix, breast, and colon through innovative screening and treatment.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition |
Subtitle of host publication | Individualized Care in Focus |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 409-416 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319229126 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319229119 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Breast cancer
- Cancer early detection
- Cancer screening
- Colposcopy
- Immigrants
- Prevention
- Uterine cervical cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine