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cancer-sniffing dog
Notes:
- 3 beagles demonstrated ability to detect non-small cell lung cancer in serum with 90% accuracy
- serum samples were presented to the dogs at nose level
- the dogs sat down to indicate a positive & moved on if negative
- the dogs are working to identify lung cance, breast cancer & colorectal cancer in breath samples
General
Canis familiaris (domestic dog)
screening for cancer
References
- American Osteopathic Associateion. News Release. June 17, 2019
Cancer-sniffing dogs 97% accurate in identifying lung cancer, according
to study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
https://osteopathic.org/2019/06/17/cancer-sniffing-dogs-97-accurate-in-identifying-lung-cancer-according-to-study-in-the-journal-of-the-american-osteopathic-association/
- Junqueira H, Quinn TA, Biringer R et al
Accuracy of Canine Scent Detection of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
in Blood Serum.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2019 Jun 17.
PMID: 31206136