Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 10:56 AM
...Ha, what about prostate cancer? |
Charybdis
in Hell
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 11:26 AM
My dogs seem to have been more interested in testicular cancer. |
Winona
in USA
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 01:22 PM
There's a progam somewhere here in the US that is working with dogs on detecting cancerous skin cells. I wish I could remember where I had seen it (on TV) but I don't at this moment. Very interesting, anyway & doesn't seem to be a hoax. |
Katherine
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 08:12 PM
I've seen that ^ on Unsolved Mysteries...not the most credible source in the universe, but it does appear that there's at least some semi-legit research going on about dogs detecting cancer. Whether it actually works is another question entirely. |
Citizen Premier
in spite of public outcry
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 | 11:35 PM
You can do a lot with 220 million nosebuds. That's 45 times more powerful than the human nose, by the way. |
DFSTuckey
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 | 03:12 AM
The Chinese "barefoot doctors" apparently also used trained dogs for pregnancy testing for this same reason; The dogs can pick up the changed pheremone output in a pregnant woman. However, ELIZA tests are so much faster these days that the dogs are being replaced. |
Boo
in The Land of the Haggii...
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 | 03:15 AM
I love the word 'nosebuds'. |
Papazombie
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 | 09:14 PM
I saw that show too, a while back. Some dogs can detect 1 part per Billion. They can pretty much "see" through their nose. Mind blowing really. |
