The American Cancer Society
JMU Relay For Life
Cancer Prevention
Relay For Life
Cancer Education
100

This program provides free rides to cancer patients to and from treatments

What is Road to Recovery?

100

____ is this years theme for our main event on Friday April 19th!

What is the Olympics?

100

Cancer is not 100% _______ but following ACS guidelines you can reduce your risk of cancer

What is preventable?

100

Along with Cancer Survivors, Relay For Life recognizes this group also 

Who are Caregivers?

100

A group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells

What is Cancer?

200

The American Cancer Society ranks number 2 behind who in funding for cancer research?

What is the US Government?

200

JMU Relay For Life is ranked __ in collegiate Relays across the nation

What is 5th?

200

This is the number one way to find cancer early

What is regular cancer screenings?

200

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?"

200

Someone that helps a cancer patient but is not paid to do so

What is a caregiver?

300

The ACS has funded cutting edge researchers, 47 of who have gone on to win this award

What is the Nobel Prize?

300

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?

300

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.

300

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?

300

Something that raises the chance of getting a disease

What is a risk factor?

400

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?

400

JMU Relay For Life raised this much last year 

What is almost $140,000?

400

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?

400

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?

400

Substances and exposures that can potentially lead to cancer

What is a carcinogen?

500

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?

500

What year was the first Relay For Life at JMU?

What is 1985?

500

This vaccine helps reduce the risk of six different types of related cancers.

What is HPV vaccine?

500

The man that started Relay for Life walked/ran for 24 hours and raised how much money?

What is $27,000?

500

These are the two types of tumors ____ & _____

(Bonus 100 points if you name which is cancerous)

What is Benign and Malignant (cancer)?