Cancer Center team, survivors, celebs Stand up to Cancer
(Sept. 8, 2008) Nearly 50 Cancer Center members and staff, several media and the concerned public joined together at Anschutz Cancer Pavilion from 6 to 8 pm Friday, Sept. 5, to talk about the collaborative, translational cancer researcher underway in Colorado during the national Stand Up to Cancer event.
“It’s mind blowing how fast the pace of change is coming,” Virginia Borges, MD, told Channel 4. “It’s a matter of science catching up with what our patients need and then we’re going to be able to get on top of a lot of these cancers.”
The Stand Up to Cancer national broadcast event—which aimed to raise $20 million for translational cancer research, to be given out through AACR—included celebrities and musicians and aired on Channel 4, 7 and 9 simultaneously.
On hand from the Cancer Center were:
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Breast Cancer: Anthony Elias, MD, Jennifer Richer, PhD, Ginger Borges, MD, Heide Ford, PhD, Pepper Schedin, PhD
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Companion Animal Cancer: Steve Withrow, DVM, Doug Thamm, DVM, Dan Gustafson, PhD
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Developmental Therapeutics: Natalie Serkova, PhD, Chuan Li, PhD, Colin Weekes, MD, PhD, and Ross Camidge, MD, PhD
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GYN Cancer: Kian Behbakht , MD , and Andy Bradford, PhD
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Lung Cancer: Bob Keith, MD, Raphael Nemenoff, PhD, Rob Winn, MD, Laurie Gaspar, MD, and Ross Camidge, MD, PhD
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Pediatric Cancer: Steve Hunger, MD, Lia Gore , MD , Arthur Liu, MD, PhD, and Doug Graham, MD, PhD
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Prostate Cancer: Scott Lucia, MD, Mike Glodé, MD, Adrie Van Bokhoven, PhD, Jim Lambert, PhD, Priya Werahera, PhD, Kathleen Torkko, PhD, Al Barqawi, MD
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Cancer Survivorship: Al Marcus, PhD, Andi Dwyer, Betsy Risendal, PhD, Kristin Kilbourn, PhD, Linda Overholzer, MD, and Kerry Moss, MD
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Thyroid Cancer: Bryan Haugen, MD, Rebecca Schweppe, PhD, Madeleine Kane, MD, PhD, Bev McLaughlin, RMA
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General Cancer Information: Michael Papworth, CU Foundation, Lynn Gorham, PR/Communications Manager, Alison Jones, RN, ND, Cancer Resource Center
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Colorado Cancer Coalition and CDPHE, Sara Miller and colleagues
About two dozen of center faculty and staff were interviewed for TV news stories the week leading up to the event, and another 20 participated in phone banks.
“In the end, all of this effort will be worthwhile to further cement public awareness of the Cancer Center and the important work our members do in Colorado,” stresses Paul Bunn, director of the Cancer Center.
Photo: Cancer survivor Terry Schweitzel speaks with Channel 4 during the Stand Up to Cancer event at the Cancer Center.