Popular Musical Group to Join Provectus Pharmaceuticals Team in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life

Popular Musical Group to Join Provectus Pharmaceuticals Team in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life

Backstreet Boys Voice Support in Fight Against Cancer

WHO: POPULAR MUSICAL GROUP TO JOIN PROVECTUS PHARMACEUTICALS TEAM IN THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S RELAY FOR LIFE

Backstreet Boys Voice Support in Fight Against Cancer

Just days before the launch of their latest album, "Never Gone," the Backstreet Boys are set to make an appearance at the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Jefferson County.

The Backstreet Boys will participate in the Relay For Life alongside members of the Provectus Pharmaceuticals team in support of Victoria Culpepper, an 11-year-old brain cancer survivor. Group member Kevin Richardson has become an advocate for the early prevention and treatment of colon cancer after he lost his father to the disease in 1991.

WHAT: American Cancer Society Relay for Life

Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's signature fund raiser in support of its mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem through research, education, advocacy and service. The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy and service.

WHEN: Friday, June 10, 2005 Relay 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 a.m. (Saturday, June 11, 2005) Backstreet Boys appearance 11:00 p.m.

The Backstreet Boys will arrive at the Relay For Life at approximately 11 p.m., where they are expected to walk the track and raise money for the American Cancer Society by soliciting donations from fans who attend the event.

WHERE: Jefferson County High School Shannon Field Football Stadium 115 West Dumplin Valley Rd Dandridge, TN 37725

Directions from Knoxville: Take I-40 East to exit 417. Turn left onto TN-92N and go two miles. Turn left onto West Dumplin Valley Rd. Jefferson County High School is on your left.

About Provectus Pharmaceuticals

Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PVCT) is a pioneering pharmaceutical company actively engaged in the design, development and marketing of pharmaceutical technologies for the treatment of liver, breast and prostate cancer and metastatic melanoma. Although still in the early stages of development, pre-clinical studies have shown that its cancer drug, Provecta(TM), when injected directly into a tumor, not only kills the treated tumor but also may protect against its spreading throughout the body. For more information about Provectus Pharmaceuticals go to http://www.pvct.com/ .

CONTACT: Tracy Bagatelle-Black Mark Wachs & Associates tbagatelleblack@earthlink.net 661.263.1842

PRNewswire -- June 8

Source: Provectus Pharmaceuticals

Web site: http://www.pvct.com/

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