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‘Daytime Stands Up’ Livestream Event Features Daytime Drama Stars Raising Funds For Cancer Research


Stars of several daytime dramas will team for a livestreamed special called "Daytime Stands Up: A Benefit for Stand Up To Cancer … We All Have a Story.

It will feature Eric Braeden, Eileen Davidson, Don Diamont, Cameron Mathison, Erika Slezak and others, along with musical performances and stories of emotional on- and off-screen experiences with cancer. “Soaps debuted the first cancer storyline in 1962 – years before the topic was discussed in the mainstream, and it left an indelible impact: a whole generation of women who scheduled a potentially life-saving Pap smear for the first time. Poignant reflections from actors who have portrayed breast cancer survivors, including Sharon Case and Eileen Davidson from The Young and the Restless; Erika Slezak from One Life to Live; Tina Sloan and Kim Zimmer from Guiding Light and more.

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