Stand Up To Cancer

This week we celebrate SU2C's second anniversary. Thanks to your generous donations and incredible support, we have all come a long way in the short two years since the launch.

The progress SU2C has made in the past year alone is exciting and encouraging: in May of 2009, $73.6 million in funding was awarded to five scientist Dream Teams, and in December $9.7 million was awarded to 13 Innovative Research Grant projects; 100% of the money you've donated goes directly to cancer research. Toby Keith and the Academy of Country Music's Lifting Lives Foundation joined SU2C to help spread its message; you can download Toby Keith's live ACM performance of "Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)" at iTunes, with all proceeds benefitting SU2C. We also launched a fantastic new partnership with the San Diego Padres, who have set a goal of raising $500,000 for SU2C during the 2010 season. And this month brought the announcement of the next telecast on September 10th, where SU2C will continue to broaden public support of its mission: quickly translating innovation in the lab into groundbreaking treatments that can help patients now - and save lives.

SU2C's accomplishments to date have been incredible, but with a foe like cancer, which strikes one in two men and one in three women, there's always more work to be done. You can help SU2C celebrate the beginning of another exciting year by continuing to invest in SU2C, by joining on Facebook and Twitter, or by launching a star or starting an SU2C Team in honor of someone you love.

Thank you, as always for being a part of SU2C. Please help get others involved in the fight against cancer: share this video about why it's so important to Stand Up To Cancer.