Autumn/Winter 2007

Welcome to the last issue of Avenues for 2007! This has been an especially busy and productive year at the Pine Street Foundation and in this extra-long issue of Avenues, we bring you three very important articles:

FUNDING RECEIVED: OVARIAN CANCER EARLY DIAGNOSIS PROJECT
Is there meaningful information contained within the breath? Could this information lead to the early detection of ovarian cancer? In collaboration with the University of Maine, the Pine Street Foundation is pleased to announce that we have recently launched a study funded by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to examine exhaled breath for biomarkers that could help detect ovarian cancer. Based upon our groundbreaking work with canine scent detection of breast and lung cancer, we are hopeful that finding biomarkers in the breath for ovarian cancer could lead to earlier detection – and better treatment outcomes – for this disease. Click here for more.

ANTIOXIDANTS & BREAST CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY
There is a growing body of evidence that suggests combining certain chemotherapy treatments with certain antioxidants at specific dosages can help improve drug effectiveness or reduce the severity of side effects. In this evidence-based review article, we searched through thousands of peer-reviewed, published studies and discuss how antioxidants may enhance or, in some cases, inhibit the therapeutic action of specific chemotherapy drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer. Click here for more.

BREAST CANCER: ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT
There has been significant progress in the diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer this past year. In this article, guest author Gwendolyn Stritter, MD, discusses some of the latest research and observes how there is increasingly "more information about which herbs, supplements, and other alternative/complementary approaches can minimize treatment side effects and possibly even reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence." Click here for more.

THANK YOU
On behalf of the entire board, we would like to thank you for your generosity and support. Your donations make all of the Pine Street Foundation's educational programs, clinical trials, and research initiatives possible and we hope you will continue to follow our progress and support our work in the coming year.

Best wishes,

Michael Broffman, LAc
Michael McCulloch, LAc, MPH

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