John Legend will be one of the headliners for this year’s Philly Fights Cancer: Round 3. The critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter John Legend has garnered ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe, among others. Legend recently released his fifth studio album “DARKNESS AND LIGHT,” to rave reviews which features his current anthemic hit “Love Me Now.” Legend also serves as one of the principles for Get Lifted Film Co., a film and television production company based in Los Angeles. Get Lifted Film Co. serves as Executive Producers on the HBO documentary “Southern Rites,” Pop Network docu-series “Sing it On”, WGN America’s series “Underground," and films such as “Southside With You” and “La La Land.” In 2015, Legend initiated the #FREEAMERICA campaign; a campaign designed to change the national conversation of our country’s misguided policies and to make a change in America’s criminal justice system.

US News and World report ranks the Abramson Cancer Center #1 in the Philadelphia region and #7 in the nation for cancer care.

The Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian (HUP/PPMC) are ranked among the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in 2017. HUP/PPMC is ranked #10 in the nation, in the publication's prestigious annual "Honor Roll" recognition for excellence in multiple specialties.

Penn Medicine's hospitals are all recognized as among the best regionally. In the Philadelphia metro area, HUP/PPMC is ranked #1, while Chester County Hospital (CCH) is ranked #5 and Pennsylvania Hospital is ranked #7. Across the state of Pennsylvania, HUP/PPMC is ranked #1 with Lancaster General Hospital (LGH) at #6, Chester County Hospital #9 and Pennsylvania Hospital at #14.

HONORARY PHYSICIAN
Lynn M. Schuchter, MD
Chief, Division of Hematology Oncology
C. Willard Robinson Professor of Hematology-Oncology

HONORING
Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation

CHAIRS
Melissa E. Dietz
Nancy A. Wolfson

ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR
Madlyn Abramson

ADVISORY BOARD
Regina Avallone
Sharyn Berman
Bryna Berman
Nicole Cashman
Tracy Davidson
Nancy Dubow
Judy Felgoise
Lisa Glass
Nancy Glass
Brian Kappra
Stacey J. Storm
Nancy Minnick
Ashley Patterson
Margarita Rooke
Joan Thalheimer
H. Lynn Tractman
Debbie Stamm

Throughout its history, Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center has been a national leader in developing and conducting clinical trials. Many trials started at Penn have later become part of a national clinical trials group, which includes hundreds or thousands of participants. Today, the Abramson Cancer Center oversees one of the largest clinical trials programs in the country, with more than 200 trials available at any one time.