Dogs look out for one another: Study shows that dogs can smell cancer in other dogs

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December 6, 2024, 4:44 PM

• •Three dogs were trained to detect canine urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the bladder by the odor of urine.
• •The dogs were able to detect the disease with up to 90% sensitivity and 95% specificity.
• •The research could lead to the development of an electronic nose as an additional diagnostic test for UC.

A study has found that dogs can smell bladder cancer in other dogs' urine. The research, involving University of Bristol researchers, is published in Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. The results show that canine bladder cancer has a distinct smell which specially trained dogs can rapidly and non-invasively detect with up to 90% sensitivity and up to 95% specificity.

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