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Dogs Sniff Out Bladder Cancer From Urine

Posted by timothy on from the what-are-they-detecting-in-the-kitty-litter dept.

hookedup writes "Volunteers from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People found dogs can be trained to sniff out a tell-tale scent of bladder cancer from urine. As a group, the 6 dogs used in the test correctly flagged the positive sample 22 times out of 54, for a success rate of 41 per cent. By chance alone, the expected success rate would be 14 per cent"

4 of 24 comments (clear)

  1. Oh no!!!! by MagicDude · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh my God!! My dog sniffed my crotch this morning!!! I have to go see a doctor right away!

  2. Obligatory Simpsons reference by Yeechang+Lee · · Score: 3, Funny

    (Chief Wiggum lets a police dog sniff Homer's underwear. It runs off whimpering.)

    Wiggum: Eh, it's a shame. He had one day left until retirement!

    --5F18, "Natural Born Kissers"

  3. Pick me! by BladeMelbourne · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would like to be the first human to volunteer to be trained for this task. I can provide references on request.

    Well, what did you expect? This is Slashdot ;-)

  4. What about prostate cancer? by mOoZik · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do they stick hamsters up the wazoo?

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