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BFPC fun facts
What am I?
100
Beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells; usually painless & often used prior to surgery
Radiation Therapy
100
How much has ALSF raised for ped cancer research?
A. $100 M
B. $200 M
C. $300 M
D. $400 M
C. $300 M 🤑🤑🤑
100
What percent of NIH cancer funding goes to pediatric cancer research?
A. 2%
B. 4%
C. 6%
D. 32%
B. 4%
100
What is our slogan?
gotta be word for word
Never letting cancer cloud the joy of being a kid.
100
Most common type of pediatric cancer
Leukemias
200
Genetically edits patient's own immune cells to target and kill tumor cells
CAR-T Cell Therapy
200
What kind of cancer did Alex have?
Neuroblastoma
200
How many drugs have been developed specifically for use in children with cancer?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 14
D. 25
A. 7
34 total
200
When is the griffith observatory hike social?
Sunday, 11/24
2:30-6:30 PM
rides & snacks will be provided :)
200
Cancer in brain's supportive tissues (hint: cells that are not neurons!); 3% of all childhood brain tumors but very aggressive
Glioblastoma
medial survival of high-grade GBM is a little over 1 yr; less than 20% 5-yr survival :((
300
this procedure can be used for diagnosis, as a sole treatment, or in conjunction with chemo and radiation; works best for localized, solid tumors
Surgery
300
How much have we fundraised on our ALSF page so far
$420
(as of 11/20/24, 12:28 am)
300
What percent of ped cancer survivors develop a second cancer within 30 years after initial diagnosis?
A. 7%
B. 10%
C. 22%
D. 41%
B. 10%
most commonly female breast, thyroid, and bone
300
What year was BFPC founded?
2009
300
Bone cancer; occurs most often in long bones; surgical removal of tumor is ideal treatment if possible
Osteosarcoma
400
aka Bone Marrow Therapy; removes bone marrow cells from patients and replaces them with healthy cells
Stem Cell Therapy
400
What % of ALSF funds go toward program efforts?
A. 71%
B. 73%
C. 86%
D. 87%
D. 87%
ALSF >>
400
On average, how much more expensive is the per day cost of childhood cancer treatments compared to adult cancer treatments?
A. $100
B. $500
C. $700
D. $1000
C. $700
400
What was last year's Cranes theme?
Carnival
400
most common form of kidney cancer in children
A. Wilms' Tumor
B. Karposi's Tumor
C. Ewing's Tumor
D. Bass' Tumor
A. Wilms' Tumor
6% of all childhood cancer, usually occurs between 3-4 yrs old, >90% of patients survive >4 yrs
500
New targeted therapies that use components of the body’s immune system & naturally occurring compounds; decreases the severity of toxicities caused by chemotherapy
(2 classes of drugs -- either works)
Biologics OR Immunotherapy
500
What is the name of the girl whose travel funds BFPC covered with our fundraising last year?
Greta
500
Approx. how many pediatric cancer survivors are in the US right now?
A. 500,000
B. 250,000
C. 1,000,000
D. 750,000
A. 500,000
44% of ped cancer is undiagnosed worldwide
500
What's our mascot's name?
THOMAS
500
Lymphomas are a type of blood cancer that develop in the lymph system, which is part of the immune system. Name the 2 types of lymphomas.
All or nothing for points.
Hodgkin & Non-Hodgkin (more common)
differ in the type of cell that is affected - in Hodgkin's, Reed-Sternberg cell (multinucleated WBC) is observed