[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]Bon Jovi to kick off concerts for lung cancer researchThu Feb 7, 2008 5:21pm EST
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rockers Bon Jovi will kick off the Stand Up For A Cure 2008 Concert
Series next week with a show in New York to help raise funds for lung
cancer research, organizers said on Thursday.
The Feb 12 concert will be dedicated to the memory of Bon Jovi
guitarist Richie Sambora's late father, who received care at Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a beneficiary of funds to be raised
during the year-long concert series.
The series will also feature performances by comedian Jerry
Seinfeld, Brian Wilson, composer of many of the Beach Boys' hits, and
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. Additional concerts are expected to be
announced shortly, organizers said.
"Our goal is to cure lung cancer," Dr Mark Kris, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering, said in a statement.
"We applaud Stand Up For A Cure for making lung cancer research a priority, and helping us get one step closer to our goal."
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among both
men and women in the United States, according to the National Cancer
Institute.
(Reporting by Bill Berkrot; editing by Patricia Reaney)
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