Cancer-sniffing dogs?
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It has long been suspected that manâs best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
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Researchers have trained dogs to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
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SIX dogs from the Saunderton based charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, have shown that dogs can be trained to detect bladder cancer.
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Scientists said on Friday that dogs can be used to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine. There is already anecdotal evidence of dogs alerting their unsuspecting owners of skin cancer by persistently sniffing
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Mounting trouble for Mok and Lai Two "ace" sniffer dogs who have performed sterling service combating drug trafficking in Thailand's Chiang Rai airport have been given their marching orders for urinating on luggage and "sexually harassing" female passengers, the Bangkok Post reports.â¦
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They already help the blind, sniff for drugs at the airport and can find survivors buried deep in rubble. Now it seems man&#39;s best friend can also smell cancer.
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Researchers aim to create reliable breath-tests for diagnosing cancer, diabetes and other diseases.
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Scientists develop a colour test which shows up unique chemical changes in the breath of people with lung cancer.
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WASHINGTON - Scientists are asking sisters of women diagnosed with breast cancer to donate samples of blood, urine, toenails and household dust to investigate causes of the disease.
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Sniffer rescue dogs trained to find explosives or earthquake survivors buried in rubble may soon have some competition -- rats.
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Dentists could test patients' spit for breast cancer if a new device gets the go-ahead.
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British scientists report that dogs can be trained to detect bladder cancer in people by smelling their urine. The animals&#39; exceptional sense of smell can distinguish the odor of compounds that tumors are thought to produce.
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Toxic chemicals don't just hurt us in big doses. An environmental oncologist argues that myriad tiny amounts of cancer-causing agents in our environment--and even in our shampoo--can make us sick.
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NEW YORK  - Man's best friend may also help keep their elderly owners healthy, but only if the dog owners regularly walk their pets, new research shows.
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Dogs can sniff out cancer, a study shows today, resolving several years of anecdote and speculation by doctors on the question. In the definitive study, reported in the British Medical Journal, dogs were trained
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(AGI/REUTERS/AFP) - Rome, Italy, Sept 24 - The oncologists might have one more instrument in the fight against cancer: the scent of dogs.
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A highly sensitive microchip may help doctors detect rare traces of cancer circulating in the bloodstream, offering a way to better manage treatment, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.