Event on June 30th: Can Dogs Detect Cancer?

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Community EventThe Pine Street Foundation & The Marin Humane Society present...

"Can Dogs Detect Cancer?"

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 from 12:15 to 1:15pmLOCATION:Marin Humane Association171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato, CA 94949Click here for a map.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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