The University of Texas Medical Branch

CERCIT is a multidisciplinary consortium of investigators at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), MD Anderson Cancer Center, Rice University and the Texas Department of State Health Services Texas Cancer Registry. CERCIT is funded by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). This project addresses 2 of the 5 goals of the Texas Cancer Plan: 1) "to enhance Existing Cancer Data Systems to Fully Support the Needs of the Texas Healthcare Professionals, Policymakers, Planners, Researchers, and the General Public and to utilize Quality Data to Support Outcome-driven Cancer Control Planning and Evaluation" and 2) "to Increase Knowledge of Survivorship Issues for the General Public, Cancer Survivors, Healthcare Professionals, and Policymakers. The project also addresses objective A of the fifth goal: "To Increase Knowledge of Survivorship Issues for the General Public, Cancer Survivors, Healthcare Professionals, and Policymakers." The goal of the project is to create a statewide resource for outcomes and comparative effectiveness research in cancer for Texas.