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Dog does cancer diagnosis
Posted By:
Lord Lucan
May 05, 2005
 You don't need to see a doctor anymore - just let your dog have a good
sniff.

see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/england/4515651.stm

Apparently, your mutt can detect bladder cancer just by sniffing - so when
he starts checking around that area - don't be embarrassed - it's for a good
reason.
Category: Animals, Health; Replies: 8

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Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 08:56 AM
...Ha, what about prostate cancer?
Charybdis
in Hell
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 09:26 AM
My dogs seem to have been more interested in testicular cancer.
Winona
in USA
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 11:22 AM
There's a progam somewhere here in the US that is working with dogs on detecting cancerous skin cells. I wish I could remember where I had seen it (on TV) but I don't at this moment. Very interesting, anyway & doesn't seem to be a hoax.
Katherine
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 06:12 PM
I've seen that ^ on Unsolved Mysteries...not the most credible source in the universe, but it does appear that there's at least some semi-legit research going on about dogs detecting cancer. Whether it actually works is another question entirely.
Citizen Premier
in spite of public outcry
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 09:35 PM
You can do a lot with 220 million nosebuds. That's 45 times more powerful than the human nose, by the way.
DFSTuckey
in Auckland New Zealand
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 | 01:12 AM
The Chinese "barefoot doctors" apparently also used trained dogs for pregnancy testing for this same reason; The dogs can pick up the changed pheremone output in a pregnant woman. However, ELIZA tests are so much faster these days that the dogs are being replaced.
Boo
in The Land of the Haggii...
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 | 01:15 AM
I love the word 'nosebuds'.
Papazombie
in Edmonton
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 | 07:14 PM
I saw that show too, a while back. Some dogs can detect 1 part per Billion. They can pretty much "see" through their nose. Mind blowing really.
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