Each lap around a track at an American Cancer Society Relay for LIFE is more than a step forward in the fight against cancer. It is the firm footing needed to navigate the path to a world with less cancer and more birthdays. For more than 25 years, Relay participants have worked to make this vision a reality.

Thanks in part to the Relay participants at more than 5,100 event nationwide, the American Cancer Society, is saving lives by helping people stay well and get will by finding cures and by fighting back against a disease that has taken too much from many of us.

Did you know that colon cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable? If you are 50 or older, getting tested can prevent colon cancer or find it early enough to be treated successfully. Relay for LIFE organizers urge those 50 or older to get a colonoscopy.

The Polk County Relay for LIFE will be held Friday, April 29 at the Polk County High School. Call 828-894-0401 to participate.