Roger Daltrey - Teen Cancer America's Celebvocate

Check out this great feature by the Washington Post on Roger Daltrey’s presentation on the Teen Cancer America launch at the National Press Club luncheon:

Celebvocate: Roger Daltrey for Teen Cancer America

Cause: Launch of new charity Teen Cancer America.

Bona fides: Lead singer of The Who, the 1960s bards of youthful alienation; longtime patron of the UK’s Teenage Cancer Trust.

Backup: The chair and medical officer for Teen Cancer America, plus his wingman of 50 years, guitarist Pete Townshend, with whom he’ll perform “Quadrophenia” at Verizon Center on Tuesday.

What he wants: For hospitals to develop units devoted to the specific needs of cancer patients ages 13-24.

Soundbite: “[Teenagers] don’t want teddybears. They should not feel like they’re being isolated . . . You should build a community within your hospital at the point of diagnosis.”

Off-topic question: How does he stay fit enough to play arenas at 68? “I suppose I’m genetically lucky. I see all these people running and jogging when they’re 40. It won’t save you.”