Claire. Posted March 24, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Dogs detect breast cancer from bandage: researchers. Dogs can sniff out cancer from a piece of cloth which had touched the breast of a woman with a tumour, researchers said Friday, announcing the results of an unusual, but promising, diagnostic trial. With just six months of training, a pair of German Shepherds became 100-percent accurate in their new role as breast cancer spotters, the team said. The technique is simple, non-invasive and cheap, and may revolutionise cancer detection in countries where mammograms are hard to come by. Read more: MedicalXpress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanityitrust Posted March 26, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Some interesting news.. Dogs do have an affinity for complex scents.. some people can smell things others cannot... yet.. those same people can be seen as freaks.. (seems a cultural background thing) there are many possibilities when it comes to what dogs (and cats) can sniff.. some even have 'proof' animals can act as weather barometers.. the one i remember.. dogs sniffing out bedbugs... they do remember scents... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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