Cancer survivors Christina Applegate, Patrick Swayze, Sheryl Crowe, cyclist Lance Armstrong and dozens of other celebrities "stood up" to battle the disease in a charity telecasting fundraiser.
In a rare coaction across 3 rival US television networks - ABC, CBS and NBC - Hollywood stars came unitedly to appeal for millions of dollars to speed up research and beam cancer to the history books.
Many of those taking part had lost relations to cancer or had the disease themselves. Applegate, 36, star of TV comedy Samantha Who? of late had a double mastectomy. Swayze, 56, best known for his role in the picture show Dirty Dancing, was diagnosed earlier this year with pancreatic cancer.
"Tonight is a historic quislingism of three networks and the cancer community," aforementioned former Friends star Jennifer Aniston.
"We ar all here tonight because we believe we privy make our dream of curing cancer come true, because in our
