February 2024
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FROM OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO
SU2C SCIENTIFIC SUMMIT 2024
We recently held the SU2C Scientific Summit 2024, an annual conference celebrating science and a unique opportunity for Stand Up To Cancer scientists around the world to share their progress and discuss the latest in cancer research with one goal in mind: Stop cancer in its tracks.
This year’s Summit was personally meaningful to me, as it was the first in my new role as Stand Up To Cancer’s president and CEO. I’d like to think that its successful outcome, and all the amazing work we learned about, are harbingers of great things to come. I’m thankful to all our scientists, advisors, advocates and donors for making this summit possible. I look forward to building on SU2C’s powerful 15-year legacy and, together, advancing ever closer to our goal of turning every cancer patient into a long-term survivor.
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JULIAN ADAMS, PH.D.
PRESIDENT AND CEO |
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PATIENT STORY
Charlotte was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a toddler. The tumor threatened her eyesight, and required surgery and eight rounds of chemotherapy. Due to side effects from chemo, Charlotte was diagnosed with hearing loss in one ear.
Charlotte recently passed the milestone of being five years cancer-free and is enjoying activities she loves, such as reading and traveling with her family to places like Disney World and Italy. “My daughter makes it really easy to treasure time with her,” Brittany says. “We take every moment as an opportunity to make memories with her.”
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WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Your donation of real estate can help support Stand Up To Cancer and its mission to raise funds to accelerate the pace of groundbreaking translational research that can get therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. If you would like to learn more about how to support SU2C through your donation of land, residential or commercial real estate assets, please click on the link below.
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SPOTLIGHT
Academy Award®- winning actor Matthew McConaughey has joined Stand Up To Cancer and Visit Myrtle Beach for a new public service announcement (PSA) that raises awareness about the importance of funding cancer research.
The campaign features McConaughey narrating poignant memories and milestone moments for a family that frequently visits the beach. Viewers follow along as the family’s daughter grows up and the father experiences a cancer diagnosis. Through their story, the PSA illustrates the one thing every person impacted by cancer craves: more time.
Watch the PSA here or by clicking the link below.
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SU2C IN THE NEWS
February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and last week we launched our “Kiss Cancer Goodbye” campaign. We successfully reached our goal of 220 new donors by Valentine’s Day, the number of people in the United States diagnosed with cancer every hour. We are so grateful to have you all as part of this SU2C community, coming together to help end cancer as we know it.
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