Stand Up 2 Cancer

-- Dr. John Glaspy is an oncologist with the bittersweet blessing of helping his patients fight cancer. He firmly believes a cure will be found in his lifetime.

-- Among the more than 200 defined cancers, several different kinds have afflicted many of the ABC News staff -- from Peter Jennings to 'Good Morning America''s Robin Roberts (who recently underwent chemo and radiation for breast cancer). ABC News anchor Charles Gibson and Dr. Tim Johnson address the disease's one commonality.

-- The war on cancer began back in the '70s with the Nixon administration. But the scientists and researchers here explain how 21st-century advances in technology have created a seminal moment in the field of oncology.

-- Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Phillip Sharp translates the scientific processes behind the campaign and explains why 2008 is "the most promising time in cancer research."

Several companies have joined with AOL to help Stand Up To Cancer.

• Major League Baseball
• Condé Nast
• eBay

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