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Dogs Scan for Cancer

Researchers at the Pine Street Foundation in San Anselmo, California, have found that dogs can sniff out lung and breast cancer with accuracy comparable to state-of-the-art medical tests. Two previous studies indicated that dogs could smell melanomas and bladder cancer. Dogs' success rate for lung cancer was 99%, with a 1% false positive. For breast cancer, their success rate was 88%, with a 2% false positive. Dogs cost signiciantly less than mammogram machines and CT scanners. Some people also find them delicious.

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