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Dog cancer detection '98% reliable'
Guernsey Press ^
| April 11, 2015 12:32 am
| unknwn
Posted on 04/11/2015 4:00:36 PM PDT by gorush
The Italian study backs up tests carried out by the charity Medical Detection Dogs, which is based in Buckinghamshire.
Its co-founder Dr Claire Guest said its own research had found a 93% reliability rate when detecting bladder and prostate cancer, describing the new findings as "spectacular".
The latest research, by the Department of Urology at the Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre in Milan, involved two German shepherds sniffing the urine of 900 men - 360 with prostate cancer and 540 without.
Scientists found that dog one got it right in 98.7% of cases, while for dog two this was 97.6%.
They said the dogs are able to detect prostate cancer specific volatile organic compounds in the urine but said an important question remains of how a dog would find it in daily practice.
(Excerpt) Read more at guernseypress.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: cancer; dogs
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How many more reasons do you need to love dogs?
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04/11/2015 4:00:36 PM PDT
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gorush
To: gorush
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posted on
04/11/2015 4:03:15 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: gorush
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posted on
04/11/2015 4:03:31 PM PDT
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publius911
(If you like Obamacare, You'll LOVE ObamaWeb.)
To: gorush
To Obama dogs are a food.
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04/11/2015 4:03:49 PM PDT
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GrandJediMasterYoda
(B. Hussein Obama: 15 acts of Treason and counting.)
To: gorush
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04/11/2015 4:04:36 PM PDT
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publius911
(If you like Obamacare, You'll LOVE ObamaWeb.)
To: USMCWife6869; Indy Pendance; Still German Shepherd; dervish; Kozak; Joe 6-pack; joesnuffy; ...
Since some were part of the study....
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posted on
04/11/2015 4:07:22 PM PDT
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the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: gorush; Tired of Taxes
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posted on
04/11/2015 4:09:33 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: gorush
Dogs sniff urine fragrances their whole life. They are experts.
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posted on
04/11/2015 4:18:35 PM PDT
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Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: Paladin2
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posted on
04/11/2015 4:19:34 PM PDT
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gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: gorush
The time they spend selecting just the right spot to add to the mix is haralious. They are so serious about it.
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posted on
04/11/2015 4:24:52 PM PDT
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Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: Paladin2
They appreciate the feng shui of excrement dispersal...and inwardly scoff at our seeming disinterest.
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04/11/2015 4:31:09 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: JoeProBono
I was wondering how they detected prostate cancer. The vision I got was totally undignified for both patient
and dog.
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04/11/2015 4:31:55 PM PDT
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Viking2002
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To: Viking2002
The secret is hidden in the old factory. :{)
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04/11/2015 4:35:01 PM PDT
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gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: gorush
I was gonna say something, but I forgot what it was................LOL!
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04/11/2015 4:43:30 PM PDT
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Viking2002
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To: gorush
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posted on
04/11/2015 4:44:48 PM PDT
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Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: JoeProBono
Timmy’s stuck down the old mine! And he has prostate cancer!
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posted on
04/11/2015 4:49:12 PM PDT
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Argus
To: gorush
This is actually Dung Shui
To: gorush
Totally RACISS research. What about CATS?
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04/11/2015 5:15:53 PM PDT
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Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
LOL. Or maybe Schlong Shui.
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04/11/2015 5:17:22 PM PDT
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Veto!
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To: Veto!
If a cat could tell you had cancer, he wouldn’t bother to let you know.
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04/11/2015 5:31:01 PM PDT
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Tax-chick
(I'm a radical feminist. Galatians 3:28)
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