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Posted 5/21/2014 7:45 AM (GMT 0)
Not sure if this has been posted before but if not here's a link to a study using dogs to sniff out prostate cancer.

http://nypost.com/2014/05/20/dogs-cans-sniff-out-prostate-cancer-with-98-accuracy/
Posted 5/21/2014 10:30 AM (GMT 0)
Hey.... Maybe that's why dogs go around sniffing each other's butts.... Maybe when urologist die they come back as dogs or visa versa
Posted 5/21/2014 10:41 AM (GMT 0)
Even if its a small dog , how do they get him to fit up the arse ?
Cmetalman
Posted 5/21/2014 1:32 PM (GMT 0)
Maybe they can get prostate cancer sniffing hamsters.! Make a note.... Call Richard Gere
Posted 5/21/2014 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Guys, in my case PC was detected by MRI scan. I was part of a clinical trial @ Wesley Hospital, Brisbane in collaboration with a research team in Netherlands. Once detected I was put back on the MRI machine with a biopsy probe up the backside, took a while to target the exact spot but they hit it smack on and it proved to be positive for PC.
I then had to be subject to the normal 12 random jags in the next room all of which came up negative. So, if I'd just had the normal random biopsy I'd possibly be still walking around with prostate cancer growing larger and becoming more dangerous until the next check 6 or 12 months later!
Posted 5/21/2014 11:40 PM (GMT 0)
Not sure I'd bank on the accuracy of a dog's diagnosis, but our first hand experience is that our little Shih Tzu wouldn't sit in my husband's lap this time last year. She had always crawled up in the recliner with him for her evening snooze after dinner, but she wouldn't relax and stay with him. Now, one year later, after two surgeries, radiation and hormone treatment, she's asleep in the recliner with him again. I am hoping that is an indication of good news coming our way after not having much good news since last May. The next PSA in July should tell us whether the hormone treatment is working--hope Pebbles' behavior is a positive sign that things are looking up!
Posted 5/22/2014 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
DYank, here's to hoping that Pebbles is on the right track!

Mike
Posted 5/22/2014 6:17 AM (GMT 0)
humm, wonder if a dog scan will be cheaper than a cat scan...
Posted 5/22/2014 9:38 AM (GMT 0)
I recall a study several years ago involving some cannibal tribes in Indonesia that could reportedly sniff out cancers in their eviscerated victims and delete them from their menu. The study, though rich in diagnostic potential, did not contribute much in the treatment arena.
Sorry if I moved a bit left of topic there ... I'm going for a refill on my coffee .. please continue.

Jim
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