October 17, 2012
MasterCard to Present $4M Donation to SU2C at MLB World Series Game 1
October 17, 2012 - On-field prior to Game One of the 2012 World Series, MasterCard Worldwide will present a $4 million contribution to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) signifying the culmination of the Dine and Be Generous campaign. Through the program, which launched at the MLB All-Star Game in July, MasterCard made a penny contribution to SU2C when cardholders spent $10 or more for a meal on their MasterCard cards, up to $4 million (U.S.).
Read MoreOctober 12, 2012
SU2C Awards Inaugural Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Cancer Research
Stand Up To Cancer’s inaugural Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Cancer Research was awarded tonight to two scientists who are developing ways to attack the elusive form of breast cancer that caused the death of the famed film producer. The prize was created with $1.1 million designated for this purpose in Ziskin’s will.
Read MoreOctober 9, 2012
SU2C & Prostate Cancer Foundation Announce Second Research “Dream Team”
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), along with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), SU2C’s scientific partner, announced the formation of a second Dream Team project dedicated to prostate cancer research — “Targeting Adaptive Pathways in Metastatic Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer.”
Read MoreOctober 2, 2012
Call for Ideas for SU2C-St. Baldrick’s Pediatric Cancer Dream Team
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, along with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), call upon the cancer research community to submit applications for a new pediatric cancer Dream Team.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2012
SU2C, Melanoma Research Alliance & Laura Linney Stand Up to Melanoma
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) have joined forces with a new print public service announcement starring Academy Award® nominee Laura Linney. Headlined “Wear Your Beauty Brilliantly,” the PSA is designed to raise awareness about the life-saving benefits of protecting oneself from harmful exposure to UV rays that increase the risk of being diagnosed with melanoma and is the first element in a “Protect Your Skin” campaign.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2012
MasterCard Raises $4 Million for Stand Up To Cancer
MasterCard Worldwide announced today that the company has reached its goal of raising $4 million for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) through its Dine and Be Generous campaign. During the program, which launched at the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game in July, MasterCard made a donation to SU2C every time cardholders spent $10 or more for a meal on their MasterCard cards.
Read MoreSeptember 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.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2012
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.
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