Updated Results From the Physicians’ Health Study II to be Presented at AACR Prevention Meeting

Newswise — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Scientists will present updated results from the Physicians’ Health Study II at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held here Oct. 16-19, 2012.

The results illustrate the role multivitamins play in cancer prevention.

John Michael Gaziano, M.D., chief of the Division of Aging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a researcher at VA Boston, will present the findings during a press conference in the San Simeon AB Room on the fourth floor of the Hilton Anaheim on Oct. 17 at 7:30 a.m. PT. Reporters who cannot attend in person can call in using the following information:

• U.S./Canada (toll free): 1 (800) 446-2782• International (toll call): 1 (847) 413-3235

Pre-embargoed material for this story will not be available until early next week. Please contact Jeremy Moore at [email protected] for more information.

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About the American Association for Cancer ResearchFounded in 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world’s first and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research and its mission to prevent and cure cancer. AACR membership includes more than 34,000 laboratory, translational and clinical researchers; population scientists; other health care professionals; and cancer advocates residing in more than 90 countries. The AACR marshals the full spectrum of expertise of the cancer community to accelerate progress in the prevention, biology, diagnosis and treatment of cancer by annually convening more than 20 conferences and educational workshops, the largest of which is the AACR Annual Meeting with more than 17,000 attendees. In addition, the AACR publishes seven peer-reviewed scientific journals and a magazine for cancer survivors, patients and their caregivers. The AACR funds meritorious research directly as well as in cooperation with numerous cancer organizations. As the scientific partner of Stand Up To Cancer, the AACR provides expert peer review, grants administration and scientific oversight of team science and individual grants in cancer research that have the potential for near-term patient benefit. The AACR actively communicates with legislators and policymakers about the value of cancer research and related biomedical science in saving lives from cancer.

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