Your best friend can detect cancer
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Scientists have discovered that dogs can sniff out cancer and even detect unconfirmed cases, resolving several years of anecdote and speculation by doctors on the question.
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LONDON  - The acute sense of smell that makes dogs useful for detecting illegal substances at airports might also be used to help doctors diagnosis bladder cancer, researchers reported this week in the British Medical Journal.
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An experimental ultrasound technique that measures how easily breast lumps compress and bounce back could enable doctors to determine instantly whether a woman has cancer or not &#151; without having to do a biopsy.
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Dogs have earned a new claim to the title of man&#39;s best friend following the discovery by scientists that they can sniff out cancer and even detect unconfirmed cases.
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Dogs can be trained to detect bladder cancer by &#39;smelling&#39; urine, concludes new research published in this week&#39;s BMJ (British Medical Journal).
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Dogs can be trained to sniff out bladder cancer, scientists say they have proven for the first time.
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Researchers from the Wales College Of Medicine, Cardiff University in the UK have discovered what may be a clue to the prevention and treatment of cancer.
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Researchers at two Philadelphia universities are working on a joint project they say could lead to an inexpensive, simple device that women could use at home for detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages.
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A team of South Korean scientists have found a way to solve the cancer paradox of why aging cells with reduced ability to proliferate are susceptible to cancer, characterized
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LONDON - Dogs can be trained to sniff out a tell-tale scent of bladder cancer from urine, early experimental results suggest. The canine&#39;s keen sense of smell allows them to identify those with bladder cancer
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The five-year survival rate for localized breast cancer is 97 percent if it&#39;s caught quickly. But as with almost all cancers, early detection is the key to surviving the disease.
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An experimental ultrasound technique that measures how easily breast lumps compress and bounce back could enable doctors to determine instantly whether a woman has cancer or not without doing a biopsy.
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Experts have trained unwanted dogs into supersniffers that can detect drugs or bombs. Now they're focusing on a new threat&#151;prostate cancer.
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Scientists have discovered a new cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular master switch for the disease.
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This year, approximately 1,090 North Carolina families will experience the loss of a woman they love due to breast cancer. Some of these deaths may be avoided if the breast cancer had been detected earlier through regular examinations.
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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.
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British researchers have trained dogs to detect bladder cancer by sniffing human urine, opening up the possibility that dogs may one day be used to detect the disease.