WHY?
 
37,030 Texans will die from cancer this year.
95,310 Texans will be diagnosed with cancer this year.
Cancer costs Texans $30 billion a year in direct and indirect costs.
Cancer is the leading cause of death for Texas women between 35-74.
Cancer is the leading cause of disease death of Texas children between 1-14.
One out of every two men will be diagnosed with cancer in his lifetime.
Only 10% of cancer research proposed is ever funded.
 
  LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
  05/25/2007
Legislature approves putting cancer research proposal on ballot
  05/25/2007
Texas Legislature OK's bond measure to fund cancer research
  04/19/2007
Information on Cancer Research Legislation
 
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  Lance Armstrong and Cathy Bonner at the legislative kick-off to pass the
cancer research initiatives.