Emma Ross
Sept. 24, 2004 |
LONDON (AP) -- It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
Experts say it's unlikely that pooches will become practical partners in cancer detection any time soon, but the results of the study, outlined this week in the British Medical Journal, are promising.
http://www.salon.com...s/index_np.html
I may have to reconsider my position on dogs now. To think that scientists have been holed up in laboratories for 50 years trying to find out the secrets of cancer and all along some dumb golden retriever can just smell it with its big stupid nose.
Thanks to Jen for this one!