Uniting for a cause. Some of the biggest names in Hollywood came together at the 2016 Stand
Up to Cancer televised fundraiser on Friday, September 9, to raise money for cancer research.
Céline Dion, Tom Hanks, Kathy Bates, Shannen Doherty, Katie Couric andBradley Cooper (who executive produced the TV special) were among the dozens of stars who graced the red carpet at Los Angeles' Walt Disney Concert Hall for the annual event.
Throughout the evening, a handful of celebrity cancer survivors and those currently undergoing treatment opened about about their battles. Bates, who attended the fundraiser for the first time this year, is a two-time cancer survivor; she beat ovarian cancer in 2003 and breast cancer in 2012.
"This is actually my first time [at SU2C]," the American Horror Story actress, 68, told the star-studded audience Friday night. "I met [cofounder] Sherry Lansing a couple of years ago, and I was actually asking her advice on how to create something like this. But when I see what they've accomplished in the last eight years, it's just awe-inspiring."
Doherty, 45, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer,took to Instagram after the event to say she was "humbled" by the experience. "This night meant so much to so many people including myself," she wrote. "I'm forever humbled by the stories I heard tonight and the people I met. ... Thank you to everybody at @su2c who are so dedicated in trying to find a cure and give people with cancer better alternatives. I feel blessed to be a part of the cancer family tonight and to [have] witnessed such love."
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