The Wrap : reported that Noreen Fraser, TV Producer and Stand Up to Cancer Co-Creator, Dies at 63

While the Noreen Fraser Foundation closed last year, its research continued through the Noreen Fraser Fund at UCLA. Noreen Fraser, a TV producer who dedicated her life to raising money for cancer research, has lost her own battle with the disease. Fraser (pictured above with husband Woody Fraser), who's TV credits include "Entertainment Tonight," "Home Show" on ABC and "The Richard Simmons Show," died at her Brentwood, California, home on Monday, a representative for the Noreen Fraser Foundation confirmed to TheWrap. Also Read: Chuck Barris, 'Gong Show' Host, Dies at 87Noreen is survived by her husband Woody, an Emmy-nominated producer and director, and children Madeline and Mack. Also Read: Sick Teen Who Met Beyonce Dies Just Days Later"I have made cancer my business," she said on the foundation's website.

Noreen Fraser Dead: Stand Up To Cancer Co-Creator Dies at 63

Fraser founded the Noreen Fraser Foundation in 2006, which strives to find cures for women's cancers. Noreen Fraser, co-creator of the Stand Up To Cancer initiative and TV producer, died on Monday at her home in California after a 16-year battle with breast cancer, a representative for the Noreen Fraser Foundation confirmed to Deadline. While it was closed last year, its research continues through the Noreen Fraser Fund at UCLA. She was diagnosed in 2001 and had been battling Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer since 2003. She was a co-creator and co-producer on the Stand Up To Cancer telethons that aired in 2008 and 2010 raised more than $100 million.

Noreen Fraser Dead: Stand Up to Cancer Co-Creator Dies at 63

In 2016, in order to accelerate her commitment to advancing research, Fraser directed all of the foundation's assets to UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center establishing the Noreen Fraser Fund for Women's Cancer Research. Fraser founded the Noreen Fraser Foundation in 2006 — its goal is to raise funds for translational research into women's cancers, bringing treatments to patients more quickly — and was co-creator and co-producer of the "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon that aired in 2008. Noreen Fraser with Will Arnett and Amy Poehler at Power of Comedy 2011. Noreen Fraser with Aziz Ansari at Power of Comedy 2014. The second Power of Comedy event, held Nov. 19, 2011, and honoring comedian Amy Poehler, also benefited the NFF, as did 2014's event honoring Aziz Ansari and attended by Fraser.


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