Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate, WCAU and Telemundo62, host a live interactive special to answer viewers’ questions about breakthroughs and advancements in cancer research spanning prevention, early detection and diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. “Our goal is to use our multiple platforms on-air and online, to educate, inspire, and spark conversation in two languages about breakthroughs and advancements in cancer,” said Anzio Williams, WCAU’s news director.
WCAU (NBC) and WWSI (Telemundo62), the NBC-owned duopoly in Philadelphia, will host Progress and Promise Against Cancer Day, a live, interactive broadcast on Thursday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The broadcast is a collaborative effort with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the AACR Philadelphia Marathon, and the event marks the first time that AACR members will come together to answer viewers’ questions about breakthroughs and advancements in cancer research spanning prevention, early detection and diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.
More than 20 distinguished AACR-member physicians and scientists specializing in various types of cancer will take questions, in English and Spanish, from viewers who can call, email, text, or tweet their questions during the program.
WCAU and WWSI will announce the toll-free number at 11 a.m. on Nov. 8.
Viewers can visit NBC10.com and Telemundo62.com to ask a question, and obtain resources about cancer and cancer research.
“We are fortunate to have many of the world’s leading medical experts in the field of cancer research right here in the Greater Philadelphia region,” said Anzio Williams, WCAU-WWSI’s news director.
“Our goal is to use our multiple platforms on-air and online, to educate, inspire, and spark conversation in two languages about breakthroughs and advancements in cancer.”
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