Stand Up to Cancer

The Noreen Fraser Foundation (NFF) and Noreen Fraser co-created and co-produced Stand up to Cancer, an initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking cancer research. Stand up to Cancer aired a televised special to raise money for cancer research that was aired simultaneously on ABC, CBS and NBC.  The network event featured over 50 of the most renowned personalities in TV, film, sports and music including Jennifer Aniston, James Taylor, Scarlett Johansson, Meryl Streep, David Cook, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Jack Black, Kirsten Dunst, Charles Barkley, America Ferrera, Halle Berry, Hilary Swank, Forrest Whitaker, Jimmy Fallon, Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. The show also featured the premiere TV performance of “Just Stand Up” -the song produced in support of Stand Up To Cancer performed by legendary recording artists Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes, and Carrie Underwood. From its inception through the broadcast of the show, Stand up to Cancer has raised over $100 million for cancer research.

SU2C funds will support research projects conducted by interdisciplinary, multi-institutional translational and clinical research Dream Teams and high-risk innovative research grants from which ideas for new Dream Teams may arise. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will conduct expert scientific review of the research projects and administer funds raised through the Stand up to Cancer initiative under the direction of a Scientific Advisory Committee. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the oldest and largest scientific organization in the world focusing on every aspect of high-quality, innovative cancer research. Its reputation for scientific breadth and excellence attracts the premier researchers in the field. By accelerating the growth and spread of new knowledge about cancer, the AACR is on the front lines in the quest for the prevention and cure of cancer. The Scientific Advisory Committee is led by Nobel Laureate Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT chairs the Committee, which includes highly accomplished clinical investigators, senior laboratory researchers and physician-scientists.