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American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting teleconference schedule

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is offering teleconference lines for media interested in participating in the press briefings scheduled during its AACR 100th Annual Meeting 2009, April 18-22 in Denver, Colorado. Following the briefings, the phone lines will be opened for question and answer sessions.

CALL-IN:
US/Canada Dial-in #: (888) 282-7404
International Dial-In #: (763) 488-9184

(Please call five to 10 minutes before scheduled time)

Conference codes: (You will need a conference code to access each teleconference)

Sunday, April 19, at 1:00 p.m. MT
Bench to Bedside: What's On The Horizon (Abstracts: #128, #5662, #1890, #2608, LB-261)
Conference code: 88612689

Sunday, April 19, at 3:00 p.m. MT
Late-Breaking Science and Clinical Trials (Abstracts: #LB-91, #LB-93, #LB-94, #LB-95, #LB-259, #LB-96)
Conference code: 88610627

Monday, April 20, at 11:00 a.m. MT
Prevention (Abstracts: #45, #2116, #2115, #1909, #1680)
Conference code: 88612909

Monday April 20, at 12:45 p.m. MT
Media Availability: John Niederhuber, Director of the National Cancer Institute
Dr. Niederhuber will speak about the new budget and stimulus funds for research.
Conference code: 95296757

Monday, April 20, at 1:45 p.m. MT
Racial and Ethnic Disparities (Abstracts: #4817, #549, #1671, #1669)
Conference code: 88613001

Tuesday, April 21, at 10:00 a.m. MT
Genetics (Abstracts: #LB-92, #LB-99, #LB-169, #1905, #96)
Conference code: 88613002

The press briefings will be archived as MP3 files on our website 24 hours after the press conference concludes and will be available on the AACR website for one month.

Reporters who join us by teleconference will receive a complementary subscription to CR magazine, the AACR's quarterly publication on issues of cancer survivorship and patient care.

Contact: All AACR-issued press releases will be available at www.eurekalert.org, www.newswise.com, or can be obtained by e-mailing Jeremy Moore at jeremy.moore@aacr.org or Emma O'Brien at emma.obrien@aacr.org. To reach the AACR press office in Denver during April 19-22, please call (303)-228-8415.

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