Dates and Events
Relay Facts
ACS Programs
Team Power
Cancer Breakthroughs
100
This worldwide event began in May 1985 at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
What is Relay For Life?
100
This event is what begins the Relay For Life.
What is the Opening Ceremony?
100
This website provides information on cancer prevention, reducing cancer risk, cancer types and treatment options.
What is Cancer.org?
100
This technique allows for you to organize your objectives and accomplish what needs to be done.
What is goal setting?
100
In 1948 the American Cancer Society pushed for the adoption of this test, which decreased uterine and cervix cancer rates by 70 percent.
What is the Pap test?
200
This institution was founded in 1913 in New York City.
What is the American Cancer Society?
200
Along with cancer survivors, Relay For Life events celebrate this important group.
What are caregivers?
200
In a two-hour workshop, this group is specifically for women undergoing cancer treament focusing on self-image through beauty techniques.
What is Look Good, Feel Better?
200
This is the best way to get your friends and family involved in your team and the fight against cancer.
What is recruiting (team members)?
200
This test is highly recommended for men above the age of 50 to test for prostate cancer.
What is the PSA blood test?
300
In 1976 this event helped nearly one million Californian smokers quit for the day.
What is the First Great American Smokeout?
300
Relay For Life events last this long because "cancer never sleeps."
What are 24 hours?
300
This location provides cancer patients and their caregivers a free place to stay when the best hope of treatment is in another city.
What is Hope Lodge?
300
This aspect of team power will get your team up and active before, during and after the Relay For Life.
What is motivation?
300
This drug targets a certain type of leukemia through revolutionary molecular treatment.
What is Gleevec?
400
This sister organization was founded in 2001 to further cancer advocacy.
What is ACS CAN?
400
This online community of Relay volunteers share ideas, find resources, make friends, and learn about easy and fun ways to fundraise.
What is Relay Nation?
400
Volunteer drivers in this program provide transportation for cancer patients with "ambulatory" needs.
What is Road to Recovery?
400
Setting a goal will help you accomplish this objective through community involvement and creative ways to generate money.
What is fundraising?
400
In 1947 the American Cancer Society funded research for this treatment, which was discovered to produce remissions in leukemia.
What is chemotherapy, specifically in children?
500
As of today, the American Cancer Society is proud to have supported this many Nobel Prize winners.
What is 47?
500
This Relay For Life event promotes elementary school students to get up and active for a cause.
What is Relay Recess?
500
This worldwide service responds to more than 451 questions a month.
What is ACS Hotline or 800-ACS-2345?
500
When your teammate achieves a goal or objective, it's important to show appreciation through this team building strategy.
What is recognition.
500
To detect breast cancer before traditional techniques, this tool was developed in 1973.
What is Mammography?
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