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TV networks join forces on cancer special

Wed May 28, 2008 6:03am EDT

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC, CBS and NBC will air a live primetime special September 5 to raise money for cancer research.

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The hourlong "Stand Up to Cancer" will air commercial-free, with musical performances and appearances by actors and news anchors. Funds raised will go to organizations that work on research and treatment of cancer, with perhaps 20% to be earmarked for less traditional approaches.

"Spider-Man" producer Laura Ziskin, a cancer survivor, will produce the program. "The scientists tell us we're on the brink, but we need the will," she said.

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