Celebs Take Viewers On A Virtual Reality Tour Of All Things Cancer
Stand Up To Cancer has launched two exclusive virtual reality films starring Olivia Colman and Stephen Fry to highlight the amazing breakthroughs that are happening right now in cancer treatments…
Olivia Colman takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the human body as we shrink to the size of cells and follow “nano-tech drug parcels” through the body, demonstrating the exciting potential of this experimental new cancer treatment.
A Journey To The Frontline With Olivia
Olivia Colman said,
I’m so proud to be a part of these exciting films and dearly hope it will spur more people on to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer’s research. With the extraordinary advances being achieved by this country’s most exceptional minds, it’s an important story to share. Such amazing things are happening in labs right here in the UK.
Stephen Fry
In another film, Stephen Fry explores the history of cancer, from its earliest known instances in dinosaurs to recent scientific breakthroughs in treatments which are saving lives right now.
Stephen Fry was treated for prostate cancer earlier this year, so it’s a subject he’s passionate about.
“I’ve always believed that history matters greatly. The past illuminates the present. The history of cancer is a pivotal and fascinating story. These wonderful films for Stand Up To Cancer lay that past bare, taboos and all, and stand testimony to the huge strides humans have made in beating this horrible disease.
As clichéd as it sounds I always believed cancer is what happens to other people, not what happens to you. Fortunately, I have been able to experience first-hand the sophistication of modern-day cancer treatment through what is referred to, rather alarmingly, as a “robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy”. We don’t have to understand the technology, only celebrate how it is being harnessed today to treat cancer in ever more effective ways.
Make Cancer History
Stand Up To Cancer has raised more than £38 million in the UK, funding 35 trials and projects involving more than 8000 cancer patients and supporting one international Dream Team.
To find out more about fundraising activities visit Standuptocancer.org.uk or channel4.co.uk/SU2C or follow on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
Allison Hay
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