Silver Wheaton and Goldcorp Support "An Evening to Conquer Oral Cancer"

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canadian mining heavyweights Silver Wheaton (TSX:SLW) (NYSE:SLW) and Goldcorp (TSX: G) (NYSE: GG) have pledged support for the BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program (BCOCPP) at the inaugural event "An Evening to Conquer Oral Cancer" on Apr. 26, 2012 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. For the last decade, the BCOCPP, a subsidiary of the BC Cancer Agency, has led the ground-breaking Oral Health Research Study, the largest of its kind globally, which has developed new and innovative ways to identify oral cancer in its early stages. Organizers welcomed contributions from the Canadian mining giants and hope the fundraising event will help implement new cancer prevention strategies that will reduce the tragic impact of the illness.