The goal of the Texas Collaborative Center for Hepatocellular Cancer (TeCH) is to reduce liver cancer mortality in Texas by reducing the number of people who develop cancer or detecting it early when it is curable. However, we need more research studies to identify people who are at high risk of liver cancer, to detect liver cancer early, and to turn discoveries into actions doctors and patients can use. This Center will help researchers who study liver cancer work faster and better; team up with other researchers; and share discoveries with doctors, the community, and the general public to change healthcare. We will work with scientists, doctors, healthcare providers, insurers, liver cancer...

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The goal of the Texas Collaborative Center for Hepatocellular Cancer (TeCH) is to reduce liver cancer mortality in Texas by reducing the number of people who develop cancer or detecting it early when it is curable. However, we need more research studies to identify people who are at high risk of liver cancer, to detect liver cancer early, and to turn discoveries into actions doctors and patients can use. This Center will help researchers who study liver cancer work faster and better; team up with other researchers; and share discoveries with doctors, the community, and the general public to change healthcare. We will work with scientists, doctors, healthcare providers, insurers, liver cancer organizations, community leaders, and government representatives and agencies to find usable solutions. First, TeCH will connect scientists and help them make discoveries. A panel of experts will find studies that can be connected and point scientists to unused resources. TeCH will host a yearly conference where liver cancer researchers from Texas and around the world can share their discoveries. TeCH will also provide resources scientists can use to make their studies better and the data more usable to other scientists. Second, we will create a panel with community leaders from Texas and with experts in getting usable information to the public quickly. They will make a yearly Newsletter to tell the public about discoveries. They will make educational materials for the public that community organizations will share. Finally, we recruited many large healthcare providers in Texas. They will work with experts to turn discoveries into actions that doctors can take to prevent liver cancer or catch it early and use those actions in their hospitals. Doctors will be encouraged to use these discoveries by educating them with materials made with liver cancer organizations. Overall, TeCH will help scientist make a real difference in peoples’ lives in the near future.

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