Dogs detect, fail to cure cancer

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I haven't heard any news on this in a while: Can dogs detect cancer?

One day, Werner was watching TV when a feature about cancer-sniffing dogs grabbed his attention. What he heard propelled him back to his doctor's office.

An MRI of Werner's head revealed a brain tumor the size of a pingpong ball that had spread into the inner canal of Werner's right ear_the very ear Wrigley had been sniffing persistently.

Werner, 40, had a rare nonmalignant tumor called acoustic schwannoma. If not caught in time, it could have caused a stroke or permanent facial paralysis.

I wouldn't mind having a dog sniff me out in the doctor's office. Unfortunately, I think based on past experience I may have six different cancers of the crotch...

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