September 19, 2012
Marg Helgenberger Stands Up To Breast Cancer with Safeway
Actress and Stand Up To Cancer Ambassador Marg Helgenberger will appear in a new public service campaign on behalf of The Safeway Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). The campaign is designed to raise funds and increase awareness for the fight against breast cancer, which claimed the lives of nearly 40,000 women in the United States in 2011.
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SU2C & St. Baldrick’s Unite to Fund Pediatric Cancer Dream Team
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity dedicated to raising awareness and funds for childhood cancer research, and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate collaborative, innovative cancer research, are excited to announce new details about their plan to jointly fund a Pediatric Cancer Dream Team.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2012
The SU2C Community Pledges More Than $81 Million in Support!
Stand Up To Cancer today announced that more than $81 million has been pledged so far in connection with its star-studded September 7 “roadblock” fundraising telecast to accelerate ground-breaking research and bring new treatments to patients as quickly as possible, including pediatric cancer patients through the creation of a new pediatric cancer research “Dream Team.”
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2012
Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Sofia Vergara & Others Join the SU2C Telecast!
Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Sofia Vergara, Eric Stonestreet, Ray Romano, Felicity Huffman, Max Greenfield, Stacy Keibler, Maura Tierney, Rocco DiSpirito, Ethan Zohn and Olympic Gold Medalists Gabrielle Douglas and Missy Franklin will participate in Stand Up To Cancer’s landmark event on Friday, Sept. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET & PT). They join celebrities from film, television, music and sports in a nationally televised broadcast which will fund groundbreaking translational research that delivers new therapies to cancer patients quickly and save lives.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2012
“Baseball Believes” with Steve Carell, Colin Hanks and Ken Jeong
Steve Carell, Colin Hanks and Ken Jeong are featured in a new Stand Up To Cancer campaign, titled “Baseball Believes,” filmed at Boston’s Fenway Park that celebrates amazing plays from Major League Baseball’s Postseason history. The six spots, which include the actual broadcasts of the historic plays, connect believing in miracles on the playing field with a shared vision of ending cancer. The spots will begin airing in early September in stadiums, on MLB Network, FOX and ESPN, and will continue through the 2013 baseball season.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2012
Channel 4 & Cancer Research UK To Launch ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ In The UK
Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK are joining forces to launch ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ in the UK. Television, music and film stars will come together in October in a new national fundraising event to galvanise the public in the fight against cancer. The on-air season will build over a whole week on Channel 4, culminating in a live fundraising entertainment extravaganza.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2012
Tucson Marathon & SU2C Team Up to Accelerate Innovative Cancer Research
The Holualoa Tucson Marathon, in its 19th year, announces a collaboration with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) for the 2012 Tucson Marathon and
Tucson Marathon Family Fitness Fest. Tucson Marathon participants can register to be part of Team SU2C which raises funds for Stand Up To Cancer, a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. Team SU2C rallies supporters from all over the country to fundraise by participating in their favorite local races. To join Team SU2C, visit http://www.crowdrise.com/TeamSU2C-Tucson. Registration is free.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2012
Hollywood’s Stars Illuminate SU2C’s Nationally Televised Fundraising Event on Sept. 7th
August 22, 2012 - Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is proud to announce the Hollywood community is once again rallying together and lending its support to the third SU2C primetime television fundraising special on Friday, Sept. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET /PT). Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Jessica Biel, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Seth Rogen, Emma Stone, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw and SU2C Co-Founder Katie Couric will all appear in the broadcast which is being executive produced by Paltrow and Joel Gallen of Tenth Planet Productions in collaboration with SU2C’s production team. Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Alicia Keys and Tim McGraw will deliver one-of-a-kind show performances as they join celebrities from film, television and sports to engage viewers with powerful stories and a moving call-to-action.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2012
Whole Living Editors Curate Special Digital Issue, “50 Ways to Stand Up To Cancer”
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’s Whole Living magazine announced today the launch of “50 Ways to Stand Up To Cancer,” a special digital issue featuring recipes, tips, and more, all related to cancer prevention. The issue, curated by the magazine’s editorial team, is available beginning today at wholeliving.com/standup. With each issue view, MSLO will make a donation for up to a total of $10,000 by December 31, 2012 to Stand Up To Cancer, a charitable program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) focused on accelerating the pace of cancer research. The issue coincides with Stand Up To Cancer’s September 7 telecast, which will air simultaneously and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and cable television at 8 p.m./7 p.m. CT.
Read MoreAugust 2, 2012
SU2C and the Dutch Cancer Society Announce New International Translational Research Grant Recipients
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF Kankerbestrijding), along with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), SU2C’s Scientific Partner, announce the recipients of the Sta Op Tegen Kanker International Translational Cancer Research Grant.
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