The scent detection prowess of dogs has prompted interest in their ability to detect cancer.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether dogs could use olfactory cues to …

Early detection of cancers, although essential for treatment effectiveness, can be difficult to
achieve, and some tests introduce additional health risks. New, non-invasive detection …

ABSTRACT A review of literature published between January and July 2013 was
undertaken to explore the findings relating to the viability of the use of dogs to detect the …

Early diagnosis of cancer using effective screening methods is crucial for successful
treatment. Recently, much attention has been given to the use of odors emitted in the form of …

Trained dogs can accurately discriminate between scents of saliva samples from dogs with
cancer versus healthy controls in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association …

Ovarian cancer is known as a “silent killer” because of its nonspecific symptoms and
generally late diagnosis due to the lack of reliable early detection tools. Medical detection …

According to the most recent global cancer statistics, the burden of malignancies continues
to increase worldwide, so that there is a compelling need to reinforce the screening …

Context Early detection provides the best opportunity for lung cancer survival; however, lung
cancer is difficult to detect early because symptoms do not often appear until later stages …

The aim of this study was to assess the progress in operant conditioning of dogs during 3
training phases up to a level where the dogs performed a minimum of 40 correct indications …

Although several studies have been performed to detect cancer using canine olfaction, none
have investigated whether canine olfaction trained to the specific odor of one cancer is able …