Blog 18: 2-Hour Meeting Answer #3

1.  What is your essential question?

What best defines a successful program for support of cancer survivors?

2.  What is your third answer to your essential question (write your third answer in a complete sentence)?

My third answer to my essential question is promoting involvement in the cancer community.

3.  What are three details to support or justify your third answer (details are examples or facts)?

- The Relay for Life is the opportunity for cancer survivors and their families to get involved in the cancer community. The Relay for Life raises funds through their program to contribute to cancer research and programs for cancer survivors as well.

-The internet has become the number one go-to resource around the world. Many cancer survivors, especially those not socially comfortable, go to the internet for help. Creating a communication site would be a great way for those tech-savvy survivors to really contribute to the cancer community.

-Volunteering at a hospital is also another way to get involved. I have met many cancer survivor volunteers at my mentorship, City of Hope, over the years. They have told me that it gives their cancer journey a purpose and that it takes their minds off of a lot of things by being productive. It also gives them the opportunity to talk with other cancer patients and survivors so that they have someone to relate to and to prevent them from feeling neglected or alone.

4.  What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?


-ARTL: "National Cancer Institute." Making a Difference in Cancer -. National Cancer Institute, 20 Jan. 2011. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. <http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/make-a-difference/page4>.

5.  What do you plan to study next and why?

-I plan to study other ways that cancer survivors can become more involved in the cancer community.