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Ovarian cancer's specific scent detected by dogs
July 10th, 2008
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore – (June 26, 2008) –Ground-breaking research in the June issue of Integrative Cancer Therapies published by SAGE explored whether ovarian cancer has a scent different from other cancers and whether working dogs could be taught to distinguish it in its different stages. Ovarian cancer has a high mortality rate, primarily due to late diagnosis. Recent studies have shown that dogs have successfully detected cancer through scent, however, it's not clear whether they're responding to the cancer itself or odors associated with cancer. The researchers, led by Gyorgy Horvath MD, PhD, from the University Hospital...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-10)
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