Dates and Events
Relay Facts
ACS Breakthroughs
Silverton's Relay Dates
Statistics
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 Opening Ceremony (Or Survivor Lap)?
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 Smear (or test)?
100
These are the dates of the event
What is July 18-19, 2014?
100
This is the leading cause of cancer for both Men and Women in the United States
What is Lung Cancer?
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
This test is highly recommended for men above the age of 50 to test for prostate cancer.
What is the PSA blood test?
200
These are the hours that the event is happening.
What is 6pm to 9am?
200
This is the ration of a man having cancer at some point in his lifetime.
What is 1 out of 2
300
In 1976 this event helped nearly one million Californian smokers quit for the day.
What is the Great American Smoke Out?
300
Relay For Life events last this long because "cancer never sleeps."
What are over night events (or 15-24 hours long)
300
This drug targets a certain type of leukemia through revolutionary molecular treatment.
What is Gleevec?
300
This is the 2014 Theme of the Relay For Life
What is "Saving the world, one cure at a time"?
300
This is the ratio for the risk of women getting cancer in their lifetime
What is 1 out of 3?
400
This sister organization was founded in 2001 to further cancer advocacy.
What is ACS CAN?
400
This Relay For Life event promotes elementary school students to get up and active for a cause.
What is Relay Recess?
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
400
This is the date that we have the Pet Parade and Mock Relay
What is May 17th?
400
this is the number of individuals celebrating a birthday today that would not have if it wasn't for the American Cancer Society
What is 400?
500
As of today, the American Cancer Society is proud to have supported this many Nobel Prize winners.
What is 47?
500
This hour on the track is a time to remember, honor, and support cancer survivors.
What is the Luminaria Ceremony (or Lap)
500
To detect breast cancer before traditional techniques, this tool was developed in 1973.
What is Mammography?
500
This is the date of our next team captain meeting
What is Wednesday, May 21st?
500
This is the number of new cases of cancer that is expected to occur just this year (2014) in the US
What is about 1.7 million
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