Howard Greenstein, writing over at Stand Up to Cancer | Social Media Club, has asked folks to promote an event coming up this September called Stand Up to Cancer. As he writes:
SU2C is a multi-party effort started out of a group of Media Executives who are trying to raise money to fund ‘game changing’ research and “dream team” research teams who can make a huge impact in our fight against cancer.You may have heard of the effort, as all 3 Network News Anchors appeared on all 3 Network Morning Shows recently to discuss it. On September 5th, NBC, CBS and ABC are doing a “Roadblock” of the kind you normally see during a presidential address. They will run the same show for an hour during prime time on that night. The show, hosted by Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Charles Gibson, and others, will attempt to raise awareness of the SU2C efforts and raise money.
My Dad died from cancer about 4 years ago, so our family has been directly touched by cancer. And I can tell you this, that even though people tell me I can still talk to my Dad every day, it's really not the same when he doesn't talk back. My Dad had colon cancer and, even though I'm adopted, I've had two colonoscopy's since my Dad was diagnosed. And the truth is that if Dad had a colonoscopy earlier, he'd probably still be here today.
So my message is this. Get the tests done! If you're a guy, have the colonoscopy. If you're a woman, get regular breast exams as recommended. Early detection is the key to beating cancer, so don't delay. You can't beat it if you don't know it's there.
Howard's asked for people to share the message, so pass the word along. Spread the word and let everyone know about Stand Up to Cancer.
Link: Stand Up To Cancer.
Link: Virtual Stand Up.
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