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Dogs can Detect Cancer

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Dogs seem to be able to sniff out cancer. I read somewhere about how a pet dog kept hovering around a mole his owner had developed. The mole turned out to be cancerous.

Dogs seem to have been trained to recognize and flag bladder cancer. With a 41% success rate, dogs can recognize a cancerous urine sample by just smelling it. This is great news as a lot of times, cancer is not detected until it’s far too late.dog.jpg

It’s believed that even diabetes can give itself away in the breath as does cancer. So the next time your dog is sniffing you could be having one of those medical check ups. And maybe your pet can save your life!

Read how researchers are training dogs to detect disease.

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One Response to “Dogs can Detect Cancer”

  1. Brick Says:

    This has been reported over the airwaves and net for a few yrs. I wonder if any breed of dog can be taught to sniff for cancer?

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