Celebs to Stand Up to Cancer on Friday

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By the Associated Press

TV networks, movie studios and A-list stars don’t usually work together.

But the fight against cancer will unite them Friday.

More than 60 celebrities will participate in Stand Up to Cancer, a live fund- and awareness-raising television special airing at 7 p.m. on ABC, NBC and CBS.

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Jack Black is one of dozens of celebrities expected to appear Friday in an hourlong fund- and awareness-raiser to fight cancer. (File photo)

Jack Black is one of dozens of celebrities expected to appear Friday in an hourlong fund- and awareness-raiser to fight cancer. (File photo)

Just a few of the stars set to appear: Jessica Alba, Jack Black, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Garner, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Sharon Osbourne, Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron and Carrie Underwood.

The celebrities and network news anchors Katie Couric, Charles Gibson and Brian Williams will deliver “edutainment,” said executive producer Laura Ziskin, a cancer survivor who helped establish the event and the nonprofit group behind it.

“People can call in and talk to their favorite celebrity” when making donations, Ziskin said.

The aim of the event is to encourage scientists to work together to improve cancer care and prognoses, she said.