Dogs Can Smell Cancer In Humans

[matcom]

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LONDON -- British researchers have released a study suggesting dogs are able to smell cancer in humans.

Scientists at an English hospital tested six dogs. They used urine samples from 36 bladder cancer patients as well as over 100 cancer-free people.

Each dog would sniff seven urine samples and sit down next to the one from a bladder cancer patient.

The dogs picked the right sample over 40 percent of the time. The success rate of just guessing would be 14 percent. Experts say it's unlikely that dogs will be involved in cancer detection any time soon. But they call the results promising.

http://www.wftv.com/health/3757300/detail.html

[BootinUp]

1. I would think

they could then detect it with the right instrumentation then. Interesting.

[demnan]

2. The human has neve been able to create

any instrument to test smells better than the nose of the average dog.

This was the conclusion of the Research and Development Team of U.S. Customs. Which is why they use dogs to detect drugs, explosives and other harmful chemicals that could potentially be hidden.

[sniffa]

3. i can smeLL fear

and other emotions.

[rooboy]

4. I heard there's a chimp in the USA that can see into souls. n/t