Study Shows Dogs Can Sniff Out Lung Cancer 78
cylonlover writes "Last year, researchers developed a cancer-detecting electronic nose inspired by dogs' ability to sniff out different types of ovarian cancer. Now a new study has found that sniffer dogs' abilities extend to reliably detecting lung cancer. The researchers say the results of the study (abstract) confirm that there is a stable marker for lung cancer, which offers the possibility that a 'breath test' for the early detection of lung cancer could be developed."
At Steere House in Providence... (Score:4, Interesting)
....Oscar the Cat is still sniffing out dying people.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/02/02/us-cat-death-idUSTRE6115QB20100202 [reuters.com]
Sniffing out cancer in the breath of someone who has lung cancer does not surprise me.
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BMO