Committed to Funding Innovative Research Focused On Saving Lives Now, The Gateway For Cancer Research Links Arms With Stand Up To Cancer In The Shared Mission of Advancing Research To Deliver New Treatment Options
Schaumburg, IL September 09, 2010 - The Gateway for Cancer Research has announced that it has joined forces with Stand Up To Cancer, a grassroots movement created to raise funds to accelerate groundbreaking cancer research. As part of its mission to deliver innovative new treatment options for today's cancer patients, The Gateway for Cancer Research is participating in SU2C's pursuit to engage the American public and fund cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.
"We look to support bold, new ideas that might not otherwise receive funding and treatment innovation that can lead to lifesaving discoveries," said Lynette Bisconti, president of The Gateway for Cancer Research. "SU2C's mission to fund innovative cancer research therefore goes hand in hand with The Gateway for Cancer Research's demand for a cure today."
"Cancer claims 1,500 lives every single day in this country, and has become a leading cause of death worldwide, so the need for more and better treatments has never been more urgent," said Laura Ziskin, co-founder of Stand Up to Cancer. "The Gateway for Cancer Research joins us in the fight to find ways to save lives now. We are pleased that our voices can come together for such an important endeavor."
The Gateway for Cancer Research joins their largest sponsor, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), and Stand Up To Cancer in support of this critical mission. "We share a goal of making more treatment options available to cancer patients that can save lives now. Together, we can help speed research from the lab to the bedside and make a real difference in the lives of patients today," said Lynette Bisconti, president of The Gateway for Cancer Research.
The Gateway for Cancer Research -SU2C partnership kicks off just as SU2C returns to primetime television on September 10, 2010, at 8:00PM ET & PT / 7:00PM CT. The one-hour fundraising event will be simulcast live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Bio, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One, and VH1. The star-studded show combines entertainment with an appeal to build continuing public support for cutting-edge cancer research that translates the latest developments in laboratory science to treatments and technologies that benefit patients.
About The Gateway For Cancer Research
The Gateway for Cancer Research is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that funds innovative cancer research focused on saving lives now. The Gateway is unique among cancer charities in that 99 cents of every dollar received goes directly to cancer research, thanks to generous underwriting. For more information about The Gateway for Cancer Research Click Here
About Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Cancer Treatment Centers of America®, Inc. (CTCA) is a national network of hospitals providing a comprehensive, fully integrative approach to cancer treatment. CTCA serves patients with advanced cancer from all 50 states at facilities located in suburban Chicago, Philadelphia, Tulsa and suburban Phoenix. Known for delivering the Mother Standard® of care and Patient Empowerment Medicine®, CTCA provides cancer patients with information about cancer and their treatment options so they can be in control of their treatment decisions. For more information about Cancer Treatment Centers of America, go to cancercenter.com.
About the Stand Up To Cancer Initiative
Stand Up To Cancer (www.standup2cancer.org) - a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization - raises funds to hasten the pace of groundbreaking translational research that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives. In the fall of 2007, a group of women who have been profoundly affected by cancer began working together to marshal the resources of the media and entertainment industries in the fight against it.
Stand Up To Cancer will return to primetime TV on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT. The one-hour fundraising event will be simulcast live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Bio, Current TV, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One and VH1.
About the Entertainment Industry Foundation
Stand Up To Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that serves as the collective philanthropy for the television and film businesses. EIF has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars to support programs addressing critical health, education and social issues. www.eifoundation.org