Is there meaningful information contained within a person’s breath? Could this information lead to early detection of ovarian cancer? The Pine Street Foundation is seeking to answer these questions with novel, ground-breaking research.
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The Pine Street Foundation & The Marin Humane Society present…
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 from 12:15 to 1:15pm
LOCATION:
Marin Humane Association
171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato, CA 94949
COST & SEATING:
FREE event.
Priority seating will be given to Marin Humane Staff and Volunteers.
Others please RSVP to (415) 342-0886.
Come hear about important, federally funded, ovarian cancer research being conducted in the bay area and learn more about the symptoms and risks of ovarian cancer. A new video slideshow on this project will be presented and part of a short documentary related to training dogs in the scent detection of various cancers will be shown. There will be Q&A with The Pine Street Foundation’s Principal Investigator, Michael McCulloch, LAc, MPH, PhD. Informational literature on ovarian cancer from The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition will be available.
There will be a LIVE DEMO with the dogs from the trained dog team in this study.
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Bad presentation of medical statistics such as the risks associated with a particular intervention can lead to patients making poor decisions on treatment. Particularly confusing are single event probabilities, conditional probabilities (such as sensitivity and specificity), and relative risks. How can doctors improve the presentation of statistical information so that patients can make well informed decisions?
The Pine Street Foundation will be hosting a presentation on this study Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 6pm at the LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, in San Francisco.
Researchers answer people’s frequently asked questions about our canine scent detection research projects.
In a large international collaboration, the Pine Street Foundation conceived of and obtained grant support for a rigorously designed diagnostic study aimed at accurate early detection of lung and breast cancers.
For our study on the early detection of ovarian cancer, we are seeking women with newly diagnosed or recurrent biopsy-confirmed ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer in the San Francisco Bay Area to breathe through a special tube prior to beginning treatment. We also need women with endometriosis or polycystic ovarian syndrome as well as healthy women to give breath samples.
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The information in the Pine Street Foundation’s website is not intended as a substitute for medical professional help or advice but is to be used only as an aid in understanding current medical knowledge. …
Welcome to the spring issue of Avenues! 2009 is already off to an incredible start and this coming year promises to be our best yet, with new research projects and educational initiatives.
Durante los últimos 25 años, los estadounidenses han estado durmiendo cada vez menos. [1] Los resultados de encuestas realizadas por la Fundación Nacional del Sueño [Nacional Sleep Foundation] muestran que el 69% de los adultos responden que tienen problemas para dormirse por lo menos varias veces a la semana, si no más.
