New Poll: Texans Support ACS CAN's Legislative Priorities

As the Legislature works to address long-term funding for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), the Texas Cancer Poll released on February 18 (full report) shows 89 percent of Texas voters think it's important for Texas to remain a national leader in cancer research and prevention by providing state funding for the agency. Just 9 percent of voters say it's not important to provide state funds for CPRIT.

Other Texas Cancer Poll highlights include:

• 76% of voters support the creation of a Texas palliative care advisory council.
• 63% of voters support increased funding for tobacco prevention.

The Texas Cancer Poll is a statewide survey of 800 likely voters. The poll was commissioned by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and was conducted from December 18-21, 2014 by national polling firm Public Opinion Strategies. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.46 percentage points.