Dogs Trained to Sniff Out Cancer in Humans

Two German shepherds have been trained to detect prostate cancer with 90 percent accuracy, according to researchers in Italy....

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us News: Dogs Trained to Sniff Out Cancer in Humans Two German shepherds have been trained to detect prostate cancer with 90 percent accuracy, according to researchers in Italy. The animals' unbelievable sense of smell can smell less than a drop of scent out of an entire Olympic-sized pool of water, and many severe illnesses actually have quite distinctive odors - in this case, volatile compounds found in the urine. But prostate cancer isn't the only serious illness, or even the only cancer that dogs can help us detect. Read on for more surprising benefits of man's best friend. Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health Can Your Dog Smell Cancer? By Julie Wilkinson Colon Cancer Expert READ NOW   Share We're Training Dogs to Prevent Hypoglycemic Attacks By Janet Tobiassen Veterinary Medicine Expert READ NOW   Share Pet Therapy: How Pets Might Improve Side Effects for Cancer Patients By Lynne Eldridge Lung Cancer Expert READ NOW   Share The Surprising, Stress-Busting Benefits of Pet Ownership By Elizabeth Scott Stress Management Expert READ NOW   Share TRENDING NOW • 7 Unexpected Ways Exercise Can Be Dangerous • Can Ditching Gluten Help Rheumatoid Arthritis? • How Standing On One Leg Can Estimate Your Lifespan • 6 Ways to Be More Adventurous With Your Veggies • How to Weight Train for Weight Loss • Breaking the COPD Code • 5 Ways to Use Technology to Improve Your Wellbeing Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved