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Is It True That Dogs Can Smell Cancer?

Is It True That Dogs Can Smell Cancer? (0:28)

Some dogs can smell cancer. In this video, Robin Miller, MD shares how dogs are being trained to detect ovarian cancer.

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All right, is it true that dogs can smell cancer? Yes, in fact, there are dogs being trained right now to smell ovarian cancer. With the help of dogs and nano-technology they may be able to help find early ovarian cancer, which is almost impossible to do right now. So, will the dogs will be able to find cancer at different stages? Yes.

Dogs have an amazing sense of smell. That's incredible. So, it is remarkable. My dog's pretty worthless but - [LAUGH] Dogs are great for that.