Study Reveals Dogs Can Smell Cancer in Patients' Breath

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Freud Lucian (1922- ). German-born British painter. Girl with a white dog 1951-52 Oil on canvas Tate Gallery London
Freud, Lucian (1922- ). German-born British painter. Girl with a white dog 1951-52; Oil on canvas, Tate Gallery, London

A new study reported by the National Geographic has revealed that dogs can detect cancer by smelling a patient’s breath. Domestic dogs can distinguish between infected lung and breast cancer patients and healthy subjects after just a few weeks training. The study was conducted by Pine Street Foundation, a California based cancer research organization.


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