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Archive Home > 2011 > February > 02 > A different kind of Lab test to detect colorectal cancer

A different kind of Lab test to detect colorectal cancer

By Karen Kaplan / The Bulletin
February 2, 2011

LOS ANGELES — The doctor will see you now — and she has four legs and a tail.

Japanese researchers have trained an 8-year-old Labrador retriever to diagnose colorectal cancer by smelling a patient’s breath and/or stool.

The dog, which previously worked in water rescue, had an overall accuracy of....

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