>> i'm just going to jump right in. why does ed want to make this movie? it is the ultimate fighting is the ultimate villain. wait for it. cancer. an epic movie. it is called the dream team. whether we live or die is in the hands of, are you ready for it? the dream team. they are the best and the brightest doctors, scientists, researchers. how about this? you are brilliant dream team doctor. ready? and go. a >> are you sold on cancer. it seems like my character as a doctor, dr. of philosophy.

philosophy. through logic him he proves that cancer no longer exists. >> why are wearing a fake beard. >> it is not a fake beard. it's chin toupee involved, damon is can i be the genius and he plays the supportive best friend is time? that's more. realistic >> i'd rather not get in the middle of that. >> ok, i just want to make sure this female doctor role isn't scripted as "the love interest." >> i know what the script says, but i do not think anyone is going to believe this male doctor and the female doctor are just friends. anybody? >> we have got a lot of people coming down the line. i would like to take the time to say i'm super against cancer. i don't like it. >> what about play it like a darth vader character. >> i am your father. >> i'm feeling so proud to be

able to represent the character as powerful and passionate. wait, her name is girl number three? >> i think we should change my mind to that doctor is all hat and no cattle. >> i do not know what that means. >> it is a texas phrase. >> are the doctors paid the same as male doctors or is it like hollywood? >> cancer? >> i don't know if this is going to work. of waltfrom the music - disney concert hall, this is "stand up to cancer." once in awhile, something happens that is so important we have to stop what we are doing for a moment and take note.

that is what is going on right here tonight because for the next hour something special, something unique, something unprecedented is going to happen. you should be a part of it. tonight, i'm here to tell you that we are at a real tipping point in cancer research, and "stand up to cancer" isin leading the charge. the next hour, you will hear about standups game changing work and why you should support it. it's simple. in the united states, and three women and one and two men will get it in 1800 people die from cancer every single day in the u.s. and canada. my reason to stand up tonight is my father charlie cooper who passed away from lung cancer in 2011, i was lucky enough to be with him through his treatment and i was with him in the end. there is not a day i don't miss him. i know that is an experience i share with millions around the world. what i hope for is this. one day, every cancer patient

can become a survivor. this is what we can achieve together when we all stand up to cancer. ♪ i stand at the cancer because it affected my sister. >> i stand up for my son. >> for my brother-in-law and. >> for everyone in my life that i love. >> for those that may be diagnosed because it will be so easy to think that the future will never come back for cancer. >> i am standing up with and on behalf of my late -- mary jane who was one of the most special people in my life and is the re ason, one of the big reasons i'm an actress today. it'stand up to cancer" -- brilliant scientists and doctors that do nothing but eat, drink and sleep curing caner, is our -- is our key. >> it is a beautiful thing the way stand up to cancer works. progress is on the march, people. it is. and this is the moment we can

grab hold of this disease and taeme it. it is historic, it is real, it is big. let's do something great in the honor of those we have loved and lost. let's turn every cancer patient into a survivor. that's make our reason to stand up tonight. and thisnd tall fundamental truth that when we join together to fight cancer right now, we can beat it. believe that. i do. >> we share your reason using the #reasons to stand up. takes courage and a whole lot of hope to say we are going to take on cancer. and that is what "stand up to cancer" did. they did not say that as someone else's problem. they said we are going to figure this out. they invited you and me to take it on. they created dream teams of the best doctors and scientists. they collaborate in real-time to get new treatments to your dad

or mom or best friend's bedside and do it faster. every generation has its moment to do something big for history. this is our moment to be the generation that helps end cancer. please give a weekend, 100% of your donations will go directly to "stand up to cancer" and stand up to cancer candidates ground breaking research. ♪ long nightn a and i'll tell you all about it when i see you again i've come a long way from where we began i'll tell you when i sweee you again' when i see you again

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sculpted by the sculptor like that shining maybe we are made of she tries -- ♪ you should know your beautiful just the way you are you do not have to change a thing you're beautiful inside you're beautiful ♪ just the wayful you are you do not have to change a thing you're beautiful

you're beautiful you should know you're beautiful just the way you are you don't have to change a thing. you're beautiful you're beraautiful ♪ [applause] g is dedicated to people of all ages fighting cancer now. if you're looking for inspiration help, you want to see the story of this mind blowing woman. >> was is it, doctor? [organ] >> it could be cancer. ♪ it. don't how to say

he knew he was on borrowed time. >> one night, he grabbed my hand and said, mom, i can't bear it anymore. his body had just been through too much. chemotherapy, the radiation. bone marrow transplant. at this point, we are four years in. everyone is pretty invested in trying to save his life and not really knowing if he was going to make it. this time it's leukemia had progressed into his brain. the doctor said mitchell, we can is you some time, but there nothing else i can do for you. >> he was not going to make it. the next a he went to school. so, he could tell his friends it is ok. he knew they were scared. time,was a really rough

but not of us were ready to be done fighting, especially mitchell. ♪ the story i had seen of the very first child that had received immunotherapy at children's hospital philadelphia. so, i picked up the phone. >> we had treated a small number of patients with a very small amount of d's in their spinal -- small amount of disease and their spinal fluid. we had not treated anybody like mitch, because we thought it might be too risky. but we knew for sure there was no other possible treatment for him. >> he explained to mitchell that we've never done this before. and you know, mitchell's response was, will you be able to use my data, even if i don't make it? >> he said, yeah, mitch, we are going to learn a lot from you.

but the reason why you're here is for us to save your life. >> immunotherapy takes the ,atient's immune cells engineers them to attack the cancer and puts them back into the body and have them attacked the cancer. >> we know there is this risk that the areas that are involved with cancer will get worse temporarily while the t cells do their thing. that is what happened with mitch. >> he was in a coma for four or five days. and then -- mitchell opened his eyes. he said,k hi, dad. [laughs] >> i was in a coma last summer. my future were so uncertain for so long but you just learn not to think about it. i really do not know what is in my future but i know it is not cancer. so, that's all i can ask for. [applause]

[cheering] >> ladies and gentlemen, mit chell. >> more than a year ago, i was i'm cancernow free and i just started my freshman year in college. thank you. stand up to cancer because of it was not for the research you support, i would not be standing here right now. >> these are all the people who because with mitch, and of the incredible work being done by the stand up to cancer, st. baldric's foundation pediatric dream team, and because of you, more kids can survive this disease. [cheering] [applause] >> immunotherapy played a major role in mitch's life. it sounds complicated but it is not. cells keep us healthy by

fighting anything that might make us sick, but for some reason, t cells cannot tell the cancer sells are the bad guys. so, one type of immunotherapy engineers or alters our t cells to recognize cancer sells like putting superpower glasses on them. now they see the cancer sells and kill them. and that's how one form of immunotherapy works. that was not that hard, was it? >> hey, i'm rob riggle. welcome to the hub. we have a lot of celebrities hanging out. celine dion's here. can't wait to see her sing. they will be taking your calls all night. personally thanking you for your donation. you might get a chance to talk to matt, here. or brenda. or mel b. or shannon doherty. for those who don't know, shanno n is in the middle of her own

fight against breast cancer. >> every person who gives tonight has the potential to save the patient's life. a patient like me. it means the world to all of us. >> we are so glad you are here. where is my friend, dr. ken? there he is. good to see you. he is a real doctor. >> i'm very proud to be standing for my wife. a triple negative breast cancer survivor and now 8 years cancer free. love you, tran. >> beside your wives connection, what you doing here tonight? >> i'm going to be sharing some tips on cancer screening and prevention. i absolutely love being part of "stand up to cancer." they dare to dream big. theiro so with with partner. with advises to make

sure their funding goes to the right scientists and there is rigorous oversight of research progress. their dedication makes all of this happen. rob: remember, tonight you can make a difference, too. give and give some more. 10--% of your donations will go directly -- 100% will go directly to stand up to cancer canada's stand up to cancer research print tonight's donations will stay there to support stand up to cancer canada. whose life has not been touched by cancer? in 1997, my husband's life was diagnosed with: cancer -- colon cancer. nine months later penama a look at my children today, now 25 and 20 i can't hellp but think how many things jay missed and i wonder

what he would say about these two smart, funny and decent young woman who are so much like their father. colon cancer is the second leading cancer killer of men and women in this country. you do not have to see my colon to know that early detection saves lives. byase help me honor jay talking to your doctor about screening and urging the people you love to do the same. i'm thrilled to announce we will launch a new colorectal cancer dream team. commitment.of their we could not do any of this work without a group of very special people. take a look. >> we often use words potentially but sometimes words like heroes. tonight i want to introduce you to some real heroes. brilliant scientists and doctors who spend every waking moment in pursuit of one goal -- to come up with new ways to protect you

and me from one of the greatest threats of our time. >> stand up to cancer has been at the forefront of the most exciting areas in cancer science and treatment and it's pushing forward as fast as it can. >> now everybody talks about -- bringing scientists from different places to work together. >> it is a great model for bringing people together, breaking down barriers between different expertise, to be able to really attack this problem. >> now with the opportunity that we have with "stand up to cancer" for mobilizing everything we have learned. >> we have more and more immunotherapy clinics and more people that we think are cured. >> we have people have been devastating -- diseases with new therapies. their cancers are completely gone. their lives are being stitched back together.

it is incredible. >> this is our chance to bring back the true meaning of the word hero. those men and women who pursue a cause greater than themselves and are making crucial contributions. tonight you can be part of it. ♪ >> you can support these incredible scientists with their life-saving donation. theill feel good to be on winning team. three reasons to stand up tonight. what is for my amazing mom. another for my amazing grandmother emma third -- and for one of the cofounders of stand up to cancer. i know she would be so proud. this map shows where "stand up to cancer" started and how it is working in all of these places. . look at that. from nothing to 140 institutions involved. 1200 researchers collaborating, 160 clinical trials planned, or completed, and 19 stand up to

cancer dream teams. tonight, we are excited to announce two new dream teams targeting cancer of the lungs and the pancreas, funded by three terrific partners. my friend laura was a film maker, and she would often say, in my world, the hero always defeats the villain and cancer is no more. let's do everything we can to make that our world, too. thank you. [applause] that soundsion, complicated to let me explain to with cancer interception, doctors identify which cells will become cancerous right when they are first running bad. they intercept and when all the -- before they spread to other parts of the body. like magic, they are gone.

not magic, it is called science. that is how cancer interception works. hello. thank you, usher. this is a beautiful towel. thbankank you. now, -- i got you next time. word.vivor is a glorious it is powerful, inspiring and nothing compares to be able to say to you tonight that i am a cancer survivor 13 years and counting -- this disease runs through my family like a river and it is a big deal to say that i survived breast and ovarian cancer. i would not be standing here if it were not for the progress that research made in recent decades. most of all i was lucky because i caught it early. pay attention to your body. if you think something is wrong, go to the doctor. take charge of your health and fight to be a survivor, too.

and take action tonight. we need you to join us like the american cancer society has. they are committed to growing the overall investment in groundbreaking research. the american cancer society and stand up to cancer's lung cancer dream team is dedicated to speeding up research to benefit patients and have a real impact on the number one cancer killer. please give tonight. give every person fighting breast, a, every kind of cancer the chance to call themselves this glorious, powerful and inspiring wor survivord -- . >> we are back in two. yes, we are. it is time to learn more about getting screened. >> yes. it's take charge of your health night. early detection saves lives and

getting screened is easier than you think. stand up to cancer encourages everyone watching to take the pledge to find out which screenings might be right for you. check out get screenednow.org and take the pledge. it only takes a minute. screenings matter. want proof? listen to charlie wilson. >> i got screened it is why am i prostate cancer survivor. >> we're so honored you are with us tonight. please join me in welcoming my buddy, tony hale. >> what time is my appointment? >> now. you how to eacteach conduct a self exam for testicular cancer. >> i thought i was getting a massage. of the testicles are important because as this is the most common form of cancer for men ages 15-35. >> i'm not ready for this. >> all you have to remember is l-u-m-p. look for anything that is unusual. use your hands.

monthly exams are best. phone your doctor if you notice anything. are you ready? perfect. there we go. >> fine, i'll show it right here, fine. >> gorgeous! >> thank you so much. party't forget, the continues on the stand of the cancer facebook drive from the hub. call us. this is a real tipping point in cancer research, and we need your support. you're going to want to talk to laurie laughlin or mark paul goslin. we are ready for you. keep those reasons, keep them coming in. >> i am so grateful to be here forght and so thankful my good health. when i was diagnosed with breast cancer and had such an impact on

my family, but we pulled together with love and faith. but not alone. it takes a village, and i am indebted to my caring doctors, nurses and pathologist. this next performance of david bowie's song is dedicated to those heroes. the doctors, nurses, scientists and ream team -- dream team members on the front lines of this important fight. direct from the academy of country music honors at the historic lyman auditorium in nashville, please welcome keith urban, dirks badly, and little big town -- and dirks bentley. ♪ ♪ >> i

i wish i could ♪ ♪ i will be king and you, you will be queen

♪ >> i i can remember >> remember standingy b by the wall ♪ and wthe kiss we kissed as though nothing was wrong ♪

>> we could be heroes ♪ we can be heroes i we can be heroes >> we can be heroes >> i we can be heroes

♪ [applause] [applause] no one wins a race alone, especially the race against cancer. that's why they teamed up with "stand up to cancer". together, they are committed to putting the pedal to the metal. something you may not know about as canadians. we love to say sorry. if you are ready knew that, sorry. [laughter] >> we also love to say thank

you. that is why it is my privilege to give a big, heartfelt thank you to every canadian working to end cancer. "stand up to cancer" canada is thriving across the country. our dream teams involved 56 brilliant scientists. ♪ >> thank you to each and every one of them. they are in charge of the "stand up to cancer" cancer dream team. we can continue our exciting research. >> thank you, leaders of the "stand up to cancer" canada stem cell dream team. >> because you stand up, i can make better treatments for patients. happens because

of the generosity of our collaborators and donors. thank you for every cent. you genome canada, the institutes of cancer research, ,he cancer stem cell consortium and astrazeneca. please join this movement and call the number on your screen. "stand up to cancer" with us, because you know what is better than saying thank you? the chance to say you're welcome to a cancer survivor who benefited because you gave. announcer: you are watching "stand up to cancer". ♪ i stand up to cancer for my cousin charlie. >> i stand up because "stand up to cancer" is helping to change

the way cancer research is done. >> i am standing up to cancer because my aunt susan is currently in during her treatment. stand up to cancer because the ones i love have lost the ones they love. >> way too many friends and families. best friend is going in for radiation tomorrow, and she will beat it. >> i love you and miss you. >> i stand up to cancer. their stories, their courage, and their fight is the reason i stand up. >> i stand up for my mother. >> the reason i stand up is because so many of my friends and family members who we lost to cancer can't. >> my reason to stand up this tommy. >> my knees coco.

>> my friend andy. >> i believe in the power of collaboration that "stand up to cancer" is all about. >> together we can be cancer. >> you know why? because people's lives depend on it. i am a stand up comedian and cancer survivor. [applause] >> thank you. here is a tidbit about me. i was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer and ended up getting a double miss ectomy -- mastectomy. before i had it i was already flat-chested and made so many yearsabout it over the that i started to think that maybe they overheard me. [laughter] >> they were just like, you know what? we are sick of this.

[laughter] >> let's kill her. [laughter] um, i hope you support "stand up to cancer" like our donor, merck. they believe in "stand up to cancer" research and improving patients lives. collaboration and resolved to accelerate innovative science. please call the number on your screen. you're going to drink this whole thing, right? >> now we are talking. every backstage needs a bar. fruits invest was help reduce the risk of cancer. >> this drink is in honor of another donor. doing extraordinary work in communities throughout the

united states, cvs is helping many people quit smoking and making it harder for others to start, and they are committed to supporting "stand up to cancer" research to push the signs further and faster. health kicking cancer's butt. >> call the number on your screen. if phone lines are busy, go to the website and keep trying. check out our youtube channel for more people sharing their reasons to stand up. [applause] a parent past, sitting at that bedside holding their hand, looking into their eyes and telling them it is ok to let go, that moment defines life for what it is all about. i know because i held my father's hand as he lay dying of cancer. i looked into his eyes, washed in brief, and promised him to

take care of mom and the grandkids the best i could. up in life because of the love he gave. i stand up proudly tonight for the husband, the father, the man, dan davis. we all have someone. we all have a reason to be on our feet. please give what you can. we count on donors like you and the foundation, who have supported five "stand up to cancer" research teams. that's right, five teams, all focused on ending pancreatic cancer, the cancer the killed my father. so give and share your reasons to stand up at #reasonto standup. >> sometimes it is important to stop what we are doing and work together.

when we do, anything is possible. none of this would be happening without you giving what you can. without donors like mastercard, so would you say? let's stand up together. ♪ >> excuse me. [laughter] [applause] >> my new friend here has always lived a healthy lifestyle. he took care of himself, his daughter, and his life, but on september 24, 2014, he was devastated to find out that he had bladder cancer, stage four. when other treatments did not work, he heard about a new "stand up to cancer" clinical

trial made possible with support from donors like bristol-myers squibb, so he drove all the way from his home in janesville, wisconsin to houston, texas to enroll. he has been cancer free now for more than a year. [applause] this innovative research approach offers patients tremendous help and possibilities. keith? >> thanks, i am so grateful to be here tonight, for the opportunity to be a dad and husband. all ofou to stand up and your supporters like bristol-myers squibb and their employees. please call the number on the screen and give. >> you know it is amazing what we can do when we all stand together, especially when we have a passionate and committed leader to inspire us. ladies and gentlemen, it is a real honor to introduce the vice

president of the united states joe biden. [applause] [applause] vice president biden: hello, folks. my name is joe biden. i work for katie couric. [laughter] >> you know to the end of my beau's life, he made every single moment count. despite the cancer, treatment, and pain, he lived and he passed away the way he lived, defined by his courage and was full of hope, full of hope to the end,

because through it all we learned what you are learning tonight. we are at a tipping point in our fight against cancer, the science, technology, it is there. the research is happening and we are on the cusp of ending cancer as we know it. to seize this moment, president obama put me in charge of a cancer moonshot, and national effort with a simple mission, to double the progress in the next five years and do what we could do in 10 years, and that means increasing federal funding, creating new partnerships between nations, foundations, universities, companies, to increase prevention and accelerate new therapies. but it is more than that. the moonshot is all of us. if you are a cancer patient or survivor, ask your doctor how you can share your medical data to advance research and help other patients.

if you are a researcher, a physician at one of the world-class cancer institutes, you know that every moment counts. how many times of you hurt, can you just give me one more month so i can walk her down the aisle? can you give me another year so i can pay off the house and my wife will be ok when i go? time matters, every single minute matters, so collaborate, collaborate, share information, and for everyone else, you can do something as well. you can give every can see patient and their family what they need, and they needed dearly, help, so visit cancer.serve.gov. it will not be easy, but we are america. there is nothing we can't do if we set our mind to it.

momentay matters, every matters, and thank you all, thank you all so much. we are going to be this. we are going to be this. thank you. [applause] ♪ surgeries,ad two chemotherapy. i have been in remission and now i am back in treatment. i have grounded myself with family and friends with love and support. my reason to stand up to cancer is to raise awareness for a very and cancer. together, we can find a cure. ♪ stand up to cancer's dream teams are changing the way cancer is treated with breakthrough discoveries. today, tanks to one of our stand up to cancer dream teams, there are.

please give which you can and support this life-changing signs. >> we married 51 years ago in rochester, new york. >> we met on a blind date. >> i was blind. >> and i was the date. ♪ >> they always dreamt of retiring to the tranquility of a lake house in michigan come up that he had reason to fear he might not get there. his family had a long history with cancer. >> i lost my father 20 years ago now. the only treatment he got was chemo, and that was really hard on him. he went downhill from there. about a year later, he died. ♪ >> it was really a shock when my brother got cancer. stageiagnosed him with for liver cancer, and they just sent him home to die. it wasn't more than three weeks from the time he was diagnosed that he finally passed away. i have always gone and had my pric prostate checked.

everything seemed to be going all right, except when you're my numbers went up. ♪ >> when he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, he was not ready to let cancer define his fate. he enrolled in a clinical trial at the university of michigan. >> the clinical trial made it possible to actually be smart about the cancer. we were learning from the tissues that we were able to obtain from patients to biopsies. >> now we have the tools to comprehensively sequence the tumors from cancer patients. we actually understand what caused an individual's cancer, and we have a much better chance of treating that individuals cancer, so we are moving towards precision therapy for cancer patients. >> good. ♪ months -- two months after i started on the trial, my

psa was down to 96, and it has been that way for two and a half years. checkups, people get they can save their lives. there has been tremendous and advancements in the treatment of cancer. it is helping these doctors really make a difference. ♪ >> and i am living proof of that. ♪ [applause] tonight, you have heard a lot . it you have heard us think a lot of donors, and now it is time to thank other generous supporters of "stand up to cancer". every donation, big and small, counts. it counts the same way it did with the march of dimes. in 1938, american started

donating's paradigms to wipe out polio, and all those dimes added up. a vaccine was developed, and polio is almost eradicated globally. please call the number on your screen. thank you. ♪ >> my father is my reason to stand up to cancer. after a long battle with colon cancer, he passed away in 2008, but he lives in our hearts forever. last night, jessica lost her voice and she wrote this speech about her breakthrough moment in her fight against cancer, and i want to deliver it on her behalf. "i had stage four lung cancer spreading throughout my body and i tried everything to stop it. it kept getting worse. i was determined to stay hopeful. i needed to live to raise my voice, so i started a clinical trial.

some months later, my doctor shared something amazing. i had no evidence of the disease. it felt like magic getting the news. rake threw moments happen when you least expect them. [applause] -- breakthrough moments happen when you least expect them. [applause] there is more? sorry. [laughter] and genentech understands that. thank you for being a sponsor and your commitment to "stand up to cancer" research. thanks to all of you for supporting this life-saving work. let's create more breakthrough moments for every patient out there. [applause] announcer: when "stand up to began, major league

baseball said we will stand up with you. baseball, clubs, players, and fans have stood up for the ones they have loved and lost, and for those fighting for their lives. ♪ today, major league baseball is standing up once again, and this year their support means more than ever because more treatments are working, more breakthroughs are happening, and more patients are getting what they need most, time. major league baseball stands not just for those facing cancer, but for the hope and believe that future generations won't have to. [applause] we are still here. all these stars want to talk to you. the phones will remain open. you can call 24 hours a day, 365 daisy year. "stand up to cancer" with us. we need you. sorry. she's on the phone right now.

>> if you want to know what courage looks like, what hope is all about, look into the eyes of a cancer patient and rolled in a clinical trial. .hose i say it all, i am here i am fighting. i'm doing something for me that just might go on to help other people. all over the country, there are clinical trials that offer new treatments for cancer patients, yet it is estimated that less then 3% of eligible adult sign-up, so if someone you know is interested in a clinical trial, go to the website to learn more. >> i don't think about having cancer every day. i don't live my life like i'm going to die. i live my life like i am going to live. ♪ she was diagnosed over three and a half years ago with colon cancer. .er cancer had already spread as we have treated her, her cancer has continued to come back and be resistant to multiple treatments we have given her. wasock-bottom for me

getting sick. during my healing was when my marriage fell apart. it is a very difficult thing to , fighting for your life. i am not going to allow what andened to take me away, two, to deplete me of anything good that should come to me. i choose happy. ♪ cancer, that it is not going to determine who i am. i am going to teach cancer how to be -- hospital, and i posted on facebook a picture of myself, and there was this woman who said, you are beautiful. would you walk in my fashion show in paris and new york?

without thinking about it, i said, yes. ♪ >> about a year ago, we enrolled her in this clinical trial, and she has done beautifully. >> the goal is to reverse the resistance to chemotherapy and other therapies by giving genetic therapy. we program cancer cells in a sense. ♪ we would love to cure all cancers, but another big goal is to make that cancer stable enough that you can live with it. she is emblematic of someone who is doing that. she teaches others to do that. i am amazed at some of the things she does. foot on aime i put my runway, i know that i am empowering other women who are going through what i am going through. with stage four metastatic cancer, but here i am

on a runway. ♪ [applause] ♪ in times of need, nothing is more important and family. that's why were so grateful that american airlines has joined her mission to turn every cancer patient into a survivor. [applause] this, 30 yearse from now, 20, 10, if we are lucky, someone asks, where were you in the fight against cancer? -- did you stand up? did you give? did you take part in the fight against the big c? don't you want to say to our

grandkids and great grandkids that we all stood up, gave, join the movement? call the number on the screen. do it for your wife come your partner, your best friend, your dad come your mom come your kids, do it for the grandkids. join so we can leave an extraordinary gift to humankind and insuring one day that every cancer patient can become a survivor. now from a woman who knows all too well why we must stand up, our final performance of the night, celine dion. [applause] ♪ miss him every day, and the loss when a be part of my life. i also lost my father and my brother to cancer. ago, during my most difficult time of grieving, i

received an unexpected gift from an amazing artist that i have always admired, pink. she offered me a song that expresses power to stand up and stay strong. the most wonderful song is "recovery." ♪

>> ♪ i am recovering

the faith of a child announcer: by a part of my heart i was reckless and wild i am recovering the hope that i lost the part of my soul that paid the cost little by little, day by day one step at a time shake off the devil, oh take back my piece of mind i am recovering anxiety addict a broken perfectionist somewhat erratic i am recovering a constant regretter hold it against her at least till forever little by little, day by day one step at a time shake off the devil, oh take back my piece of mind hold me as i fall apart, baby hold me here in the dark cause the old me

run just as far as i could from my heart well, i'm going back to the start little by little, day by day one step at a time shake off the devil, oh take back my piece of mind tell him i love him, yeah take back my piece of mind ♪ [applause] [applause]

[applause] >> thank you for giving your time tonight in standing up to cancer. give a little, give a lot, if you can. we are getting closer every day to beating this thing, and it could be your dollars that make the crucial difference, so support "stand up to cancer" now. it's not too late, phone lines are open. call now. let's support "stand up to cancer" so every cancer patient can become a survivor. thank you, and good night. [applause] [applause] ♪