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Research Promotion at Events Before the Event Show the Midwest Division Research DVD (MW110) during a team captain meeting, if time is available, or at a committee meeting. The DVD gives an overview of the American Cancer Society’s research program and highlights the story of a MWD staff member whose daughter benefited from research that was supported by the American Cancer Society. Utilize the icebreaker on research during the kickoff or at a team captain meeting Offer informational research flyers (see attached info.) to team members, participants, etc. Work with staff partner to include research messages in team newsletters. Find people that have benefited from the Society’s research to speak to the participants. During the Event Include a clue in a scavenger hunt about research: “Find the exact number of pennies to match the current number of Nobel Prize winners (44), whose early research was funded by the American Cancer Society.” Utilize the research word-search game and award points/prize for the first team to return a completed game. Display mission-focused track signs at the event. Utilize research facts and one-liners during public address announcements. After the Event Send thank you notes to team captains/event sponsors that includes a research fact. MISSION ICEBREAKER Research Share at your team captain meeting or kickoff as an icebreaker. To be done by mission chair or staff if no local mission chair exists. Please follow the steps provided below to share this mission moment. Step 1: Have everyone stand while you READ this DIRECTLY: Please sit down if you know… A child that has been cured of leukemia? A man whose prostate cancer was detected with the PSA test? A woman who had a “lumpectomy” or was treated with Tamoxifen for breast cancer? A woman who has regular Pap tests and mammograms? Someone who has taken Gleevec for chronic myeloid leukemia? Anyone who’s quit smoking? Then you know someone who has benefited from research supported by the American Cancer Society®. Since 1946, when the Society began its research program, we have been involved in almost every major milestone made towards ending the disease. Nearly every day some new breakthrough brings us one step closer to answering those tough questions and finding cures for the hundreds of different types of cancers in the world. Step 2: (same individual) READ DIRECTLY: I also have a story I’d like to share with you. (Choose one of the following stories to read.) In the 1950s, George Papanicolaou (Pä’pƏ-nē’kƏ-lou’), M.D., Ph.D., pioneered a test to detect cervical cancer – once a top killer of women. Dr. Papanicolaou was discouraged by his peers’ skepticism, but Charles Cameron, first director of the Society’s research program, immediately saw the Pap test as a potential lifesaver for millions of women. He secured an astonishing 25 percent of the Society’s budget to train Pap test technicians and publicly urged women to be tested. Today, 90 percent of American women follow the Society’s cervical screening guidelines and cervical cancer mortality rates have dropped by nearly 70 percent. OR In the 1970s, the Society’s bold vision paid off when it defended its Breast Cancer Demonstration Project. This American Cancer Society study involved more than 280,000 women and proved that mammography is both accurate and safe. Once proven, the Society worked diligently to ensure it was available to all women by advocating the passage of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act, which provides free or lowcost screening to uninsured and underserved women. Now considered the gold standard of breast cancer detection, mammography is used to diagnose tens of thousands of breast cancers each year at the earliest, most treatable stages, which has led to decreased mortality rates every year since 1990. Step 3: READ DIRECTLY: Research like this is possible due to the money we raise through Relay For Life or Run/Walk. To date, we have invested approximately $3.4 billion in cancer research. The number of cancer survivors has, in part, tripled as a result and we invest research dollars in all various types of cancer. Researchers funded by the American Cancer Society have discovered many cancer-breakthroughs, things like the PSA (prostate specific antigen) test to screen for prostate cancer, mammography screening, the Pap test and many cancer-fighting drugs. If you’d like more information about our research program you can call our 800 number (1-800-ACS-2345) or visit our Web site at www.cancer.org. Thank you. Research Fact Sheet The American Cancer Society dedicates more money to cancer research than any other private, nonprofit organization in the United States. The Society invests more than $100 million each year on cancer research. The American Cancer Society dedicates research funding to beginning researchers and innovative research opportunities to continually search for new discoveries. Investigators in medical schools, universities, research institutes, and hospitals throughout the country receive grants from the Society. The research program consists of three components: extramural grants, intramural epidemiology and surveillance research, and the intramural behavioral research center. Currently the Midwest Division has 33 grants totaling $16,737,000 million at institutions across the states of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Since the Society’s research program began in 1946, more than $3.4 billion has been spent on cancer research. Annually, the Society spends more than $130 million on cancer research. The organization continues to fund the most promising areas of cancer research. Uniqueness of the Society’s Research Program: The Society concentrates on beginning researchers and novel research opportunities. In 2008, approximately 84 percent of current ACS grants in effects were for beginning investigators. Society research targets areas of special need, such as cancer in the poor and underserved. Society grantees are selected by stringent peer-review panels of outside volunteer experts. Society Peer Review Committees include “stakeholders,” individuals with a personal interest in cancer. 44 Society-funded researchers have gone on to win the Nobel Prize, the highest accolade of scientific achievement. The Society has been involved in many major cancer research breakthroughs: Increased cure rate for childhood leukemia with combination chemotherapy. Development of the Pap smear to detect cervical cancer. Mammography is shown to be the best tool for early detection of breast cancer. Lumpectomy plus radiation is found to be equivalent to mastectomy for breast cancer survival. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer screening is developed. Discovery of 5-FU (chemotherapy) for colon cancer. Smoking is identified as a cause of lung cancer. Discovery of cancer-causing oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Discovery of genes for inherited breast and colon cancer. Tamoxifen is found to reduce breast cancer in high-risk women. Monoclonal antibodies were developed to treat breast cancer (Herceptin) and lymphoma (Rituxan). Discovery of small molecule inhibitors such as Gleevec for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia. Published a landmark study linking obesity to increased cancer risk. Gardisil is approved by FDA as vaccine to prevent HPV-caused cervical cancer. Contemporary cancer research is poised to make great advances in the coming decade in the areas of: Targeted drugs designed to attack cancer cells while leaving healthy cells relatively unharmed Immunotherapy – using certain parts of the immune system to fight cancer Chemoprevention – selective drugs used to prevent cancer. Gene therapy- inserting genetic material (DNA or RNA) into cells to restore a missing function or to give the cells a new function. Gene-environment interactions. *Cancer research, no matter where it is carried out, benefits us all, wherever we live. For more information about cancer, the American Cancer Society, or its research program, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org. The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service. American Cancer Society Research Fact Sheet (bulleted version) To date, the American Cancer Society has funded more than $3.4 billion in cancer research since 1946. The American Cancer Society dedicates more money to cancer research than any other private, not-for-profit, non-government source in the United States. The American Cancer Society funds approximately $130 million each year in cancer research. Currently the American Cancer Society funds (insert number) grants in (insert state.). The American Cancer Society funded 44 Nobel Prize winners early in their careers. Researchers supported by the American Cancer Society have contributed to major advances in cancer research. Among the most significant accomplishments are: o use of chemotherapy to treat cancer o use of bone marrow transplant to treat cancer o increased cure for childhood leukemia when treated with combination chemotherapy o Pap smear to detect cervical cancer o demonstration that mammography is best tool to screen for breast cancer o use of Tamoxifen to reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence o discovery of genes for inherited breast and colon cancer o discovery that lumpectomy plus radiation is equivalent to mastecomy for breast cancer survival o identification of smoking as a cause of lung cancer o vaccine to prevent cervical cancer o and many, many more Quick Facts or Brief Announcements About the American Cancer Society Research Program The American Cancer Society dedicates more money to cancer research than any other private, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization in the United States. Each year the American Cancer Society spends approximately $130 million on cancer research. For more information on cancer call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org. Defeating cancer means first solving its mysteries to find a cure. Research is key. Scientists supported by grants from the American Cancer Society are continuing to develop treatments that can increase the number of lives saved. For more information about the American Cancer Society’s research program call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org. Since the Society’s research program began in 1946, they have invested more than $3.4 billion in cancer research thanks to support from donors. The Society’s research program fills a need, responds to the public, and reacts quickly to new challenges. Forty-four Nobel Prize winners received grant support from the Society early in their careers. What makes the American Cancer Society research program unique is its support of beginning investigators, its balanced portfolio of large grants, its highly respected peer-review process for selecting grant recipients, and its targeted cancer research in the poor and underserved. For more information about the Society’s research program visit www.cancer.org or call 1-800-ACS-2345. The Society’s research program has helped lower cancer incidence and death rates each year, playing a role in almost every major cancer research breakthrough. Researchers supported by Society grants have achieved numerous citations in drug patents, such as the drugs Gleevec and Tamoxifen. For more than 50 years, the Society’s intramural epidemiology research program has evaluated trends in cancer incidence, mortality, and survival. Current information is available in several formats, including Cancer Facts & Figures, Breast Cancer Facts & Figures, and separate versions of Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos. Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures presents trends in cancer risk factors such as tobacco use, obesity, physical inactivity, and nutritional factors for adults and children. These documents, as well as cancer statistics, are available on www.cancer.org. The American Cancer Society’s Behavioral Research Center was established in 1995 to conduct original behavioral and psychosocial cancer research, provide consultation to other parts of the Society, and facilitate the transfer of behavioral and psychosocial research and theory to improve cancer control policies. Newsletter or newspaper article Making a Difference: American Cancer Society-Funded Research Did you know that the American Cancer Society dedicates more money to research than any other nonprofit, non-government source of cancer research funds in the United States? It’s true. In fact, the American Cancer Society has given more than $3.4 billion dollars to support cancer research since 1946. Currently in (insert state name), the American Cancer Society devotes more than (***insert amount) to cancer research. This year in (insert state name), it is estimated that (***insert state 2009 incidence estimates) people will learn they have cancer and (***insert state 2009 mortality estimates) people will die from the disease. With the cutting-edge research funded by the American Cancer Society, these numbers will be reduced in the future and those diagnosed with cancer will have improved quality of life. The American Cancer Society funds researchers on the frontlines in the fight against cancer and to date has funded 44 scientists who have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. The organization has been involved with many of the cancer research breakthroughs of the century including mammography, the Pap test, a cure for childhood leukemia, and Tamoxifen. The American Cancer Society’s research program is made possible in part by support from donations to Relay For Life/Run/Walk/Daffodil Days (pick one) of (insert community name.) For more information, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org. *** Contact staff partner/eSource staff for current statistics Newsletter Material American Cancer Society– Research Highlights American Cancer Society funded research has lead to a dramatic increase in the survival of childhood cancers as well as cutting edge therapies. The five-year survival rate for ALL cancers diagnosed between1996-2004 is 66 percent, up from 50 percent in 1975-1977, due in part to progress in early detection and improved or new treatments. The vast array of research includes: prevention, detection, treatment, psychosocial, behavioral, policy and health services, childhood cancer, cancer in the poor and underserved, epidemiology, environmental carcinogenesis, causes and training professionals in oncology. The Society takes pride in knowing they have funded more than 30,000 grants to over 20,000 scientists at more than 900 academic institutions with phenomenal results. American Cancer Society Saves Lives through Cancer Research Do you know a child who survived leukemia? Do you have a mother, sister, or aunt whose breast cancer was found early thanks to a mammogram? Do you have a friend or coworker who quit smoking to decrease their risk of lung cancer? Each of these individuals benefited from the American Cancer Society’s research program. Each day scientists supported by the American Cancer Society work to find breakthroughs that will take us one step closer to a cure. The American Cancer Society has long recognized that research holds the ultimate answers to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. As the largest source of nonprofit cancer research funds in the United States, the American Cancer Society devotes more than $100 million each year to research. Since 1946, they’ve invested approximately $3.4 billion in research. The investment has paid rich dividends: the five-year survival rate has almost tripled since 1946, and diagnosis and mortality rates have declined each year since 1990. Investigators and health professionals in universities, research institutes, and hospitals throughout the country receive grants from the American Cancer Society. Of the more than 1,744 applications received in 2007-2008, only 77 % percent of the approved grants were funded. If the American Cancer Society had more money available for research funding, many more applications considered outstanding could be funded. You can help fund more of these applications by participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, a team event to fight cancer OR Run/Walk, an event to fight cancer. More funding means more cancer breakthroughs and more lives being saved. For more information on cancer, call the American Cancer Society’s 24-hour help line at 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org. The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service. Newsletter article Kids with Cancer: The Search for a Cure From the American Cancer Society 2008 American Cancer Society, Inc. All rights reserved. Nothing is more heartbreaking than a child suffering – especially with a life-threatening illness like cancer. And although cancer in children is relatively rare, it is estimated that 10,730 children under the age of 14 will be diagnosed this year. But there is good news. Because of research discoveries funded in part by the American Cancer Society, childhood leukemia is now a treatable disease – with five-year survival rates now 81%. Today, the American Cancer Society continues to search for answers that could save children’s lives from this and other cancers. Thanks to continuous support from communities like ours, the Society has 30 grants in effect, totaling $14.3 million for childhood cancer research (as of January 2009). A cure for cancers afflicting children is within our reach. Make a difference in young lives by contributing to the ongoing progress. Call 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org. And if you or someone you know has cancer, the American Cancer Society can help. Call for more information about our local programs and services for cancer patients and their families. American Cancer Society Research Program Word Find Game G L E E V E C E Y S D H L Y B Q O O D W O G C P M M W R U O S M A R G O M M A M L R M S N Y S P R E S E A R C H E R S E B G M P E E R R E V I E W H M P E X O L Z A S H P D E N E A B N H D K E V P T L W Z E R R I E O A M I A W O C Z I F C R X S G S V Y N H M C Q R I S Z P I L A J I I E O E G E V A P X P W F N K O R H O Y L O T D P F U O A N I R C R Q E M I A S P T H Q I I V A D S B A N Q U N S G G N U N F L B O T F X S H A K S E N E G O C N O T S This word find game contains 18 terms related to the American Cancer Society’s research program. Many are notable accomplishments of researchers supported by the American Cancer Society. How many can you find? BEGINNING CHEMOTHERAPY HERCEPTIN ONCOGENES PEER REVIEW SMOKING BEHAVIORAL GENE MAMMOGRAMS PAP SMEAR PSA STAKEHOLDERS BONE MARROW GLEEVEC NOBEL PRIZE PAY IF RESEARCHERS TAMOXIFEN