If you think dogs only sniff out hidden drugs and decomposed bodies then think again. They also have the ability to sniff out prostate cancer. Now that’s another reason that prove why they will remain our best friends!
Dogs have three-hundred million sensory receptors as against five-milion in humans. Their extraordinary sense of smell can detect the smallest of scents known to be linked to cancer instantly.
A charity, Medical Detection Dogs, is training specialist dogs to detect human diseases. Dr Claire Guest, its founder, says, what dogs are doing is actually revisiting a way in which diagnosis has been done centuries ago.
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