Program for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Texas (ECHO project)

The MD Anderson comprehensive Program for Reducing Cervical Cancer (PRCC), funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), employs several strategies to reduce the morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer in Medically Underserved Areas (MUA) of Texas. The program includes community outreach and education, patient navigation to improve access to services, provider hands-on training and telementoring using Project ECHO. The Project ECHO program was launched in 2014 to address high rates of cervical cancer in low-resource regions of Texas. The ECHO sessions bring together advance practice providers, nurses and physicians from underserved regions in Texas to discuss clinical guidelines and best practices for cervical cancer prevention.