Stand Up To Cancer

In an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Margaret Foti, MD, PhD, CEO of SU2C partner the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), reminds us all what the Nobel Prize in Medicine represents - and why scientists like Drs. Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak deserve to be as well known as the celebrities and reality TV stars who've become household names. Dr. Blackburn is a member of the Stand Up To Cancer Scientific Advisory Committee.

"It's time for Americans to see science for what it is -- exciting, dynamic, and vital to our well-being," she writes. "Rather than trying to get themselves in the spotlight, scientists do the work that leads to breakthroughs that keep our families healthy. Though they do not seek conventional fame, when they receive a small measure of it - as have Blackburn, Greider, and Szostak - the American public should take the opportunity to understand the impact they have on our lives."

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