Dog Sniffs Out Cancer In Human Urine

randomErr writes: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences found out that a scent-trained dog can identify thyroid cancer in human urine samples 88.2 percent of the time. Frankie, a male German shepherd mix identified the presence of cancerous cells in 30 out of 34 samples. The shepherd was only slightly less accurate than a standard thyroid biopsy. This offers the possibility of a cheaper, less invasive approach to diagnosis of the illness said Donald Bodenner, M.D., PhD, the study's senior investigator.

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Re:The Talisman came out when?

[DigiShaman]

Yet, despite this superpower, they choose roll around in the foulest smelling dead shit they can find

Obviously your primitive sense of smell can't appreciate the wonderful bouquet of such odors that a dog can.

Woof Woof Rooar Woof

[Registered Coward v2]

What Lassie? Dad has thyroid cancer? I better go call an oncologist.