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Medical Detection Dogs, Dr Claire Guest
FromInstant Genius
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Can animals sniff out cancer? Absolutely they can! It turns out that a dog’s incredible sense of smell can sniff out prostate cancer from a urine sample. Indeed, one recent study suggested that a dog can detect lung cancer from someone’s breath. So how do they do it? And how is this incredible talent being deployed in the real world? We talk to the co-founder of the Medical Detection Dogs charity Dr Claire Guest to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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