Trained Dogs Can Sniff Out Canine Bladder Cancer with Impressive Accuracy Story by Mihai Andrei • 6d W e’ve known for some time that dogs can be trained to detect some types of human cancer.

Bladder cancer in dogs often goes undetected until it is too late. If detected earlier however, it could make a severe form of cancer much easier to treat. A recent Purdue study is researching early ...

Bladder cancer is when a tumor grows in your bladder, a pouch-like organ that stores your urine. (Photo Credit: SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/Science Source) The American Cancer Society’s estimates for ...

Dogs can be trained to sniff out bladder cancer, the first controlled experiments published claim. There have been anecdotal reports of dogs spotting cancer in their owners, but now researchers say ...

Dogs have a remarkable sense of smell. They've been trained to detect all sorts of things, from drugs to explosives. Now, new ...

[7] Urine cytology is regarded as the gold standard noninvasive method for diagnosing bladder cancer. It has been used either as a voided or bladder-washout specimen as an adjunct to bladder ...

The study, led by veterinary oncologist Deborah Knapp, was looking for risk factors for bladder cancer in dogs. The team studies dogs because they cohabit in the same environments as humans.

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Secondary outcomes involved accuracy for overall bladder cancer detection and comparisons with NMP22 and urine cytology tests. Overall, 219 participants had bladder cancer, including 176 with high ...

A urine cytology test looks at the cells in your urine under a microscope. It can help your doctor diagnose some forms of urinary tract cancer ... have been in your bladder overnight and might ...

A urine cytology ... tract cancer, they may suggest further tests to ensure the test was not a false negative. Urine cytology tests are not sensitive to cells from slower-growing bladder cancers.