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Stars Raise More Than $100 Million at Friday Cancer Telethon
Monday September 8, 2008
Sheryl Crow, Christina Applegate and Melissa Etheridge attend Stand Up To Cancer at the Kodak Theatre on September 5, 2008 in Hollywood, CA.
Michael Caulfield/Stand Up To Cancer via Getty Images
Monday September 8, 2008
Michael Caulfield/Stand Up To Cancer via Getty Images
Stars helped raise over $100 million at Friday's Stand Up to Cancer fundraising telethon, event organizers announced Sunday.
The show - which featured cancer survivors including Christina Applegate, Melissa Etheridge and Sheryl Crow - was broadcast simultaneously on ABC, NBC and CBS.
Funds will be dedicated to new research and the development of experimental therapies for cancer patients, according to the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the nonprofit behind the telethon.
"I dream of a future with a long, healthy life, a life not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light," Patrick Swayze, who was diagnosed in March with pancreatic cancer, said during the broadcast.
"I dream of a day when everyone diagnosed will be fortunate to have hope… I dream the word cure will no longer be followed by the words, 'It's impossible,'" he added.
Applegate, who underwent a double mastectomy in August, talked about the importance of support while fighting the disease.
"We all need someone to accompany us on the journey," she said.
Actress Jennifer Aniston told Entertainment Tonight that Stand Up to Cancer was worth her star power.
"We have opportunities," she said of using her fame. "You have to be very careful. You have to be very specific where you use the power of your celebrity."
Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Edwards (who's still battling an incurable form of bone cancer) appeared on the show from the U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. From NYC's Fashion Rocks event, Beyonce, Fergie, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood and Miley Cyrus performed "Just Stand Up," a tune written just for the special.
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama also weighed in on the cause, offering three proposals each on how to fight cancer, the No. 2 cause of death in America.
See photos from Barack Obama's family album.
In addition to a $25 million donation by philanthropist Sidney Kimmel, celebs also pitched in by listing set visit and walk-on roles for the next Iron Man and Spider-Man experiences on eBay.
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7:29 AM
Anonymous Says:
11:15 PM
Savvy news reader Says:
The 2008 Rush Limbaugh Cure-A-Thon for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America raised over $2.5 million, breaking last year's record of $2.3 million. It's a testament to the generosity of the listeners in his audience. (April 18, 2008)
That's a radio program on a few thousand --AM-- day-time stations. Not all three broadcast networks. And while we are on the subject of philanthropy: how much did the celebritards commit of their own cash? Rush started the day with $400,000.
In October of 2007, Rush sold a letter signed by members of the Senate for a charity auction on eBay. Philanthropist Betty Casey won the Harry Reid "phony soldiers" smear letter with a $2,100,100 donation to the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF.org). Rush matched that donation with $2,100,100 of his own money. The named Senators that signed the letter donated $0 to the children of our fallen heroes.
8:24 PM
Anonymous Says:
that's awesome! i love christna applegate. Samantha Who is my favorite show. she's amazing!
8:22 PM
Anonymous Says:
that's awesome! i love christina applegate. Samantha Who is my favorite show. she's so amazing!
3:02 PM
survivor's daughter Says:
Wow, $100 million -- that's awesome! My mom is battling advanced stage invasive breast cancer and she is so sick but fighting so hard. I look forward to the day when we no longer need to put patients through the pain and sickness of chemotherapy. I hope the money from this telethon brings that reality a bit closer.
2:24 PM
Anonymous Says:
2:02 PM Anonymous Says:
what a bloody waste of time and money.. to hell with curing cancer.. there is such a thing aS PREVENTION! we're bathing our selves with chemicals in shampoo's and conditioners, creams, cleaning products, air freshner, make-up, pesticides and dirty air... as humans we are creatures of nature.. ofcourse we have such rampant cancer! instead of increasing awareness on organic living you got halle berry showing up with revlon (many of whose products have cancer causing ingredients) to talk about all the money they're raining..
bloody waste..
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All I can say is, ur a moron.
2:02 PM
Anonymous Says:
what a bloody waste of time and money.. to hell with curing cancer.. there is such a thing aS PREVENTION! we're bathing our selves with chemicals in shampoo's and conditioners, creams, cleaning products, air freshner, make-up, pesticides and dirty air... as humans we are creatures of nature.. ofcourse we have such rampant cancer! instead of increasing awareness on organic living you got halle berry showing up with revlon (many of whose products have cancer causing ingredients) to talk about all the money they're raining..
bloody waste..
2:01 PM
Anonymous Says:
what a bloody waste of time and money.. to hell with curing cancer.. there is such a thing aS PREVENTION! we're bathing our selves with chemicals in shampoo's and conditioners, creams, cleaning products, air freshner, make-up, pesticides and dirty air... as humans we are creatures of nature.. ofcourse we have such rampant cancer! instead of increasing awareness on organic living you got halle berry showing up with revlon (many of whose products have cancer causing ingredients) to talk about all the money they're raining..
bloody waste..
12:50 PM
Anonymous Says:
That's awesome!
11:43 AM
Anonymous Says:
yay
