Dogs REALLY CAN sniff out lung cancer with 97% accuracy

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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Dogs truly ARE Man’s best friend. They provide succor to the ill and give unfettered love to those who care for them. Some help the blind make their way in the world and others detect medical problems to alert physicians.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]So why should this surprise anyone?[/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Scientists taught three Beagles how to sniff out lung cancer in blood samples [/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]They identified which sample was from a lung cancer patient 96.7% of the time[/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]However, it is not the first time scientists have found dogs can sniff out cancer [/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Dogs have smell receptors which are 10,000 time more accurate than humans' [/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]More @ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6898961/Dogs-sniff-LUNG-CANCER-97-accuracy.html[/FONT]​

 

[Keesha]

Dogs are awesome.
We have a dog who sniffs out wounds and is 100% accurate so this doesn’t surprise me in the least.
They have been doing this for centuries now

 

[gumbud]

so tell me when ya see some oldies at the airport queues - what are the dogs sniffin out ; lung cancers ; wounds or drugs OR just unchanged underwear??

 

[Aneeda72]

My husband has lung cancer, but that's not where his dog sniffs, lol.