cancer-sniffing dogs

[Risa]

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How cool is this?

 

[DrBowtie]

Pretty Cool. I saw it on the news last week.

 

[ChocolateKiss]

I don't know. I 'm pretty skeptical about this study. Why would the authors submit it to a "little-known journal" like Integrative Cancer Therapies if there was nothing amiss with their data/procedures? You'd think such a study would be almost Nature-worthy if the 99% accuracy was statistically significant.

 

[xylem29]

I don't know. I 'm pretty skeptical about this study. Why would the authors submit it to a "little-known journal" like Integrative Cancer Therapies if there was nothing amiss with their data/procedures? You'd think such a study would be almost Nature-worthy if the 99% accuracy was statistically significant.

I saw this on TLC and discovery channel back when I was in highschool...it seems pretty legit to me - the dogs are supposed to be able to sense the cancers really early on - so early that doctors and our technologies cannot even detect it...hence the dogs...

i don't know though - it's said that dogs and cats can even detect ghosts (if u believe in ghosts) so i don't see why they can't detect cancer..lol.

 

[dr.z]

I don't know. I 'm pretty skeptical about this study. Why would the authors submit it to a "little-known journal" like Integrative Cancer Therapies if there was nothing amiss with their data/procedures? You'd think such a study would be almost Nature-worthy if the 99% accuracy was statistically significant.

Nature probably rejected it. I assume all the decent journals rejected it too.

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

I dont see any reason to doubt it. Scientists never lie! 😉

 

[SaturdayDwarf]

I dont see any reason to doubt it. Scientists never lie! 😉

why is that little dog between two pieces of bread?!? 😱

 

[Law2Doc]

why is that little dog between two pieces of bread?!? 😱

Motivation for finding cancer... If you fail, you're meat.

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

why is that little dog between two pieces of bread?!? 😱

Don't tell me you've never had a Dachshund sandwich. They're all the rage on the West Coast.

 

[63768]

whoa that's pretty cool. i wonder what will happen from here.

 

[doctorFred]

i've seen this from too many different sources to doubt it's veracity.. it does, however, defy belief.

 

[dbhvt]

Penny #1:
The guy (Dr. Berry) in the article is wrong about no laboratory tests with 99% accuracy. Here's just one example (both sensitivity and specificity above 99%)-- PMID: 12282301

Penny #2:
Dude, this was an X-files episode.

 

[mantraman1010]

can't wait for the cancer-sniffing squirrel

 

[slowlybutshelly]

I was at dinner tonight with people not in the medical field; they told me about this research. I am glad I looked here first before going to search the world wide web for information.

I totally believe this. My family has a deaf dalmation. Her sense of smell is probably better than most dogs because she has compensated due to inadequate senses in another area.

In the last 8 months, I have had toe surgery twice (ingrown toenail that had to be redone), my brother had an achilles tendon rupture repaired, and my mother broke her ankle (and is diabetic).

My brother's injury happened first. Our dog would get between him and anything else and guard my brothers leg like it was his lifeline. He would sniff it constantly (probably to make sure it was not infected). Then I had two toenail surgeries. The dog would come and lick my feet, trying to keep the area uninfected.

And then my mother broke her ankle. The dog would not let try to walk; would nudge back on the bed if she sat up and put her feet on the ground.
I would take the dog for walks, and if I could not, my mother would try. The dog would not let her. She knew in each instance when each of us was hurt and wounded.

There was an article about a dog recently chewing off his owners big toe. Unbeknownst to the owner, he was diabetic. The dog is credited with saving his life because once he went to the ER he was diagnosed with DKA. He could have died and the dog knew it.

I wish there was more research into figuring out we humans could communicate with dogs better.

 

[slowlybutshelly]

Just curious to know how you put all the rotation timelines on your signature?

 

[ILikeDrugs]

Just curious to know how you put all the rotation timelines on your signature?

I doubt that person will answer you. This thread is 4 years old. 😉 But I'll answer your question. Click on "Account" at the top of the page and then edit your signature.

 

[111111111111111]

I saw this on TLC and discovery channel back when I was in highschool...it seems pretty legit to me - the dogs are supposed to be able to sense the cancers really early on - so early that doctors and our technologies cannot even detect it...hence the dogs...

i don't know though - it's said that dogs and cats can even detect ghosts (if u believe in ghosts) so i don't see why they can't detect cancer..lol.

Err I doubt it's been scientifically shown through these kinds of experiments that dogs can detect ghosts lol.

 

[Kaustikos]

OMG - stop reviving old threads!