study showed that trained explosive-detection sniffer dogs can detect prostate
cancer in urine in 93% of cases
researchers trained two sniffer dogs to identify urine samples from men with
prostate cancer. They then allowed the dogs to sniff urine samples from men
with or without prostate cancer and indicate which ones had the prostate
cancer smell.
One dog correctly identified all the samples from men with prostate cancer,
and the other dog identified 98.6% of them.
This study suggests dogs can be trained to differentiate between urine samples
from men known to have prostate cancer and people without the condition. But
further testing should be carried out to test whether the dogs can accurately
detect men with prostate cancer who are not yet known to have the disease
although The researchers concluded that a trained sniffer dog can identify
chemicals specific to prostate cancer in urine with a high level of
accuracy,it seems unlikely that dogs would be routinely used on a widespread basis to
detect prostate cancer instead of the traditional testing methods such as(PSA) test.
PSA - prostate specific antigen-is a protein produced by the prostate.
The PSA test is a blood test that measures the amount of prostate specific
antigen in the blood.
This type of study is suitable for an early-stage assessment of the promise of
a new test. If successful, researchers would need to go on to test samples of
men who are currently undergoing assessment for suspected prostate cancer,
rather than those already known to have the disease. This would better assess
how the dogs would perform in a real-world clinical situation.
although There's no proper research to show that untrained dogs can detect
cancer,some dog owners reported that they were lucky because their beloved
dogs alerted them to cancer by nuzzling Certain body part insistently.
other studies have also found that dogs are able to sniff lung cancer on
humans' breath
And there are probably other medical conditions that dogs may be able to train
to assist with and help people stay healthy.
information source :
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhea...
cancer in urine in 93% of cases
-Cancer-sniffing dogs are saving lives-
researchers trained two sniffer dogs to identify urine samples from men with
prostate cancer. They then allowed the dogs to sniff urine samples from men
with or without prostate cancer and indicate which ones had the prostate
cancer smell.
One dog correctly identified all the samples from men with prostate cancer,
and the other dog identified 98.6% of them.
This study suggests dogs can be trained to differentiate between urine samples
from men known to have prostate cancer and people without the condition. But
further testing should be carried out to test whether the dogs can accurately
detect men with prostate cancer who are not yet known to have the disease
although The researchers concluded that a trained sniffer dog can identify
chemicals specific to prostate cancer in urine with a high level of
accuracy,it seems unlikely that dogs would be routinely used on a widespread basis to
detect prostate cancer instead of the traditional testing methods such as(PSA) test.
PSA - prostate specific antigen-is a protein produced by the prostate.
The PSA test is a blood test that measures the amount of prostate specific
antigen in the blood.
This type of study is suitable for an early-stage assessment of the promise of
a new test. If successful, researchers would need to go on to test samples of
men who are currently undergoing assessment for suspected prostate cancer,
rather than those already known to have the disease. This would better assess
how the dogs would perform in a real-world clinical situation.
-Now your best friend can save your life-
although There's no proper research to show that untrained dogs can detect
cancer,some dog owners reported that they were lucky because their beloved
dogs alerted them to cancer by nuzzling Certain body part insistently.
-Dogs can smell cancer on your breath-
other studies have also found that dogs are able to sniff lung cancer on
humans' breath
And there are probably other medical conditions that dogs may be able to train
to assist with and help people stay healthy.
information source :
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhea...
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