Relay for Life and Cancer Prevention Study

Apr 1 - Mike Perry, Chairman of the Chandler Relay for Life, gave us an overview of the Relay for Life event which will be held this year on May 3 at Basha High School. The event begins at 6pm and continues until morning. Last year the Chandler group raised over $200,000 and the total raised across the country was over $400 M. At this event, the American Cancer Society will be enrolling people in their Cancer Prevention Study (CPS-3). This study is the American Cancer Society's Epidemiology Research Program which is inviting men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 years who have no personal history of cancer to join this historic research study. The ultimate goal is to enroll at least 300,000 adults from various racial and ethnic backgrounds from across the U.S. Mike has been an active volunteer with the American Cancer Society since 2004 and he encourages all of us to come out and support the Relay event, even if we aren't part of a relay team. He also encouraged us to sign up for the CPS-3 while we're there.