Friday, September 5th ABC, NBC and CBS will join together for an unprecedented telethon called Stand Up To Cancer. It will air from 8 to 9 p.m. on Channel 5. When I heard about the telethon I thought it would be a great springboard for getting out the latest information and share compelling stories about cancer. Producer Jennifer Berryman who worked so closely with me on Kelley’s Story agreed.
Liz Brunner, Dr. Tim Johnson and I will bring you these stories next Tuesday through Friday in our 5 and 11 p.m. news. CityLine will also take part, reporting on the National Institue for Health’s ‘Sister Study’ for breast cancer, highlighting a support group at Dimock Community Health Center and airing my entire interview with Robin Roberts in the September 7th show.
Here’s the schedule. As always, thanks for watching.
Tuesday 9/2
5pm – Treating Prostate Cancer By Doing Nothing: Active Surveillance
5:30pm – Live Q&A with Dr. Tim about the controversial recommendation not to screen men 75+ for prostate cancer
11pm – Teens & Melanoma; Kelli Pedroia’s story and the alarming rise in melanoma in young women
Wednesday 9/3
5:30pm – Clinical Trials
11pm – Kelley’s Story: Part 10 Life after cancer treatment
Thursday 9/4
5:30pm – Magic Water: the push to raise money for cancers so rare that no one is trying to find their cures
11pm – Survivor to Survivor: Kelley Tuthill interviews Robin Roberts on GMA set
Friday 9/5
5:30pm – Caitlynne McGraff: A 13 year old cancer survivor shares her story.