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Came across this CNN article about dogs being about to sniff out prostrate cancer in urine.

Quote:It's the second most common cancer for men worldwide, but prostate cancer remains difficult to diagnose, with standard blood tests criticized for delivering a high rate of false positives.

But in a study presented in May this year, trained detection dogs were able to identify prostate cancer from a few sniffs of a urine sample with a staggering 98% accuracy, with few false positives. Although the study is by no means conclusive, it joins a growing body of research suggesting dogs could be able to smell out cancers.

As beneficial as this may be I can only imagine these dogs being used to scare the shit out of people.

"Oh he thinks you have cancer he's just making sure."

"So...When's the last time you've had a biopsy?"