Cancer Survival Rates
St. Jude Facts
Danny Thomas
Lapsed Reactivation
PIH Upgrade
100
In 1962 this cancer of the blood had a survival rate of 4%. In 2011, the survival rate is 94%
What is Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)?
100
This facility opened in November 2007 on the St. Jude campus. It's primary purpose is to integrate patient care and research where rapidly evolving CT (computerized tomography) and MR (magnetic resoncance) technologies keep St. Jude at the cutting edge of radiation therapy.
What is The Chili's Care Center?
100
Danny Thomas is of this Arabic descent?
What is Lebanese?
100
In order to be considered a Lapsed donor, you would not have to have given a gift in these amount of months.
What is 25 months?
100
This type of donor gives a montlhy pledge/donation to St. Jude.
What is a Partner in Hope donor?
200
In 1962, this cancer affecting the eye had a survival rate of 75%. In 2011, the survival rate is 95%.
What is Retinoblastoma?
200
In 2011, this magazine named St. Jude Children's Research Hospital one of the country's "100 Best Companies to Work For".
What is FORTUNE magazine?
200
This lady was the wife of Danny Thomas?
Who is Rose Marie Thomas?
200
We can only accept this certain type of gift from Lapsed donor.
What is a one-time gift?
200
We not only ask donors to upgrade their check donation, but we also ask them to upgrade to this payment type.
What is credit card?
300
In 1962, this tumor of the Peripheral Nervous tissue had a survival rate of 10%. In 2011, the survival rate is 95%.
What is Neuroblastoma?
300
This St. Jude doctor of the St. Jude Immunology department, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1996 with Rolf M. Zinkernagel, MD.
Who is Peter C. Doherty?
300
On this day, Danny Thomas passed in 1991.
What is February 6th?
300
A Lapsed donor can make their plegde in the form of these two types of payments.
What is credit card or check?
300
In addition to asking them for an upgrade by check or credit card, we also ask for this special type of contact information.
What is email address?
400
In 1962, this Malignant Brain Tumor had a survival rate of 10%. Now in 2011, the survival rate is 85%.
What is Medulloblastoma?
400
This St. Jude initiative transfers the progress achieved in the treatment of childhood cancer in developed countries to those with limited resources. St. Jude has 19 partner sites in 14 countries in this program.
What is the International Outreach Program?
400
These are the three children of Danny and Rose Marie Thomas.
Who is Marlo, Terre, and Tony?
400
This scientific medical breakthrough is highlighted in the Lapsed script where it focuses on scientists sequencing normal and cancer cells from more than 600 childhood cancer patients to develop innovative cancer treatments that will be more effective and less toxic.
What is the Genome Project?
400
You have to have given these number of gifts in a 12 month period in order to be elgible for an Upgrade call.
What is 5 gifts?
500
In 1962, this cancer of the kidney had a survival rate of 50%. In 2011, the survival rate is 90%.
What is Wilms Tumor?
500
This doctor is currently the St. Jude director and CEO and is also one of five St. Jude doctors who is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
Who is Dr. William E. Evans?
500
Danny Thomas prayed to this saint, "the patron saint of hopless causes", to help him find his way in life. He then would build him a shrine.
Who is St. Jude Thaddeus?
500
This is the amount of revenue WE must raise to achieve the Lapsed Reactivation goal
What is $507,000?
500
This is the amount of revenue WE must raise in order to achieve the PIH Upgrade goal
What is $275,000?
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