The American Cancer Society
This program provides free rides to cancer patients to and from treatments
What is Road to Recovery?
____ is this years theme for our main event on Friday April 19th!
What is the Olympics?
Cancer is not 100% _______ but following ACS guidelines you can reduce your risk of cancer
What is preventable?
Along with Cancer Survivors, Relay For Life recognizes this group also
Who are Caregivers?
A group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells
What is Cancer?
The American Cancer Society ranks number 2 behind who in funding for cancer research?
What is the US Government?
JMU Relay For Life is ranked __ in collegiate Relays across the nation
What is 5th?
This is the number one way to find cancer early
What is regular cancer screenings?
This saying has been used by Relay For Life to share your personal stories about your reason for joining the fight against cancer
What is "Why I Relay?"
Someone that helps a cancer patient but is not paid to do so
What is a caregiver?
The ACS has funded cutting edge researchers, 47 of who have gone on to win this award
What is the Nobel Prize?
What are four steps you can take to help fight cancer here on JMU's campus?
What is Sign up for Relay For Life?
What is recruit friends and family?
What is raise money?
What is Celebrate, support and honor our community?
List three actions you can take to reduce your risk of getting cancer.
What is staying away from tobacco, drinking alcohol, wearing sunscreen, be active, eat healthy, know your family history, get regular screenings, etc.
This is a group of volunteers working together for the common goal of creating a successful Relay For Life Event.
What is the Event Leadership Team?
Something that raises the chance of getting a disease
What is a risk factor?
This program helps women with cancer manage the appearance-related side effects of treatment. Trained volunteer beauty professionals teach simple techniques on skin care, makeup, and nail care, and give practical tips on hair loss, wigs and head coverings.
What is Look Good, Feel Better?
JMU Relay For Life raised this much last year
What is almost $140,000?
Even with treatment some cancers can grow and form new tumors, what is is called when cancer spreads to a new part of the body?
What is metastasis?
How many countries has the Global Relay For Life movement reached to share the mission of finding a cure for cancer and supporting patients and families through their journies?
What is 32 countries?
Substances and exposures that can potentially lead to cancer
What is a carcinogen?
These people have become supporters of our team working in our nation's capital to help our mission in our legislation.
Who are the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) members?
What year was the first Relay For Life at JMU?
What is 1985?
This vaccine helps reduce the risk of six different types of related cancers.
What is HPV vaccine?
The man that started Relay for Life walked/ran for 24 hours and raised how much money?
What is $27,000?
These are the two types of tumors ____ & _____
(Bonus 100 points if you name which is cancerous)
What is Benign and Malignant (cancer)?