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Feasibility Study on Training Dogs to Detect Lung Cancer: Findings of a Retrospective Evaluation. Abstract Early detection is critical for lung cancer patients. One lung cancer detection method under study is using sniffer dogs. This study aimed to evaluate, retrospectively, the sensitivity and specificity of the C ancer D etection D og C ollective (CDDC®) method under training conditions. A team of five trained sniffer dogs analyzed breath samples from lung cancer patients and cancer-free volunteers, and a cancer sample is positive if at least three dogs indicate it. Dog handlers and experimental observers were blinded to sample identity, and detection accuracy was assessed. Primary endpoi…

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Feasibility study on training dogs to detect lung cancer: findings of a retrospective evaluation. Abstract Early detection is critical for lung cancer patients. One lung cancer detection method under study is using sniffer dogs. This study aimed to evaluate, retrospectively, the sensitivity and specificity of the C ancer D etection D og C ollective (CDDC®) method under training conditions. A team of five trained sniffer dogs analyzed breath samples from lung cancer patients and cancer-free volunteers, and a cancer sample is positive if at least three dogs indicate it. Dog handlers and experimental observers were blinded to sample identity, and detection accuracy was assessed. Primary endpoi…

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Reply to Comment on 'Feasibility study on training dogs to detect lung cancer: findings of a retrospective evaluation'.. Authors: Grah C, Oei SL, Schepanski SN, Wüstefeld H, Blazejczyk K, Kalinka-Grafe J, Seifert G.. Journal: Journal of breath research. Year: 2026

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Comment on ‘Feasibility study on training dogs to detect lung cancer: findings of a retrospective evaluation’

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A medical response dog is an assistance dog trained to assist an individual who has a medical disability. Typically, they are dogs whose job does not handle primarily epilepsy or psychiatric-based conditions, though some seizure response dogs or psychiatric service dogs may also be referred to as medical response. Many medical response dogs "alert" their handlers to conditions before they occur. For example, diabetes alert dogs partnered with diabetic persons may be trained to detect when the handler's blood sugar becomes too high or low. In addition to or in the absence of this training, medical response dogs are also often trained skills to help in their handlers' symptoms, such as bringi…

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A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks. Some are used for their physical strength (e.g. oxen and draft horses) or for transportation (e.g. riding horses and camels), while others are service animals trained to execute certain specialized tasks (e.g. hunting and guide dogs, messenger pigeons, and fishing cormorants). They may also be used for milking or herding. Some, at the end of their working lives, may also be used for meat or leather. The history of working animals may predate agriculture as dogs were used by hunter-gatherer ancestors; around the world, millions of animals work in relationship with their owners. Domestica…

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A detection dog or sniffer dog is a dog that is trained to use its senses to detect substances such as explosives, illegal drugs, wildlife scat, semen, currency, blood, and contraband electronics, such as illicit mobile phones. The sense most used by detection dogs is smell. Hunting dogs that search for game, and search and rescue dogs that work to find missing humans are generally not considered detection dogs but fit instead under their own categories. There is some overlap, as in the case of cadaver dogs, trained to search for human remains. A police dog is essentially a detection dog that is used as a resource, for police in specific scenarios such as conducting drug raids, finding miss…

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Influences of breath sample re-use on the accuracy of lung cancer detection dogs. Abstract Evaluations of dogs as lung cancer detectors using breath samples have produced a variety of results, some quite promising. Breath samples are typically collected onto a substrate and stored in a sealed container when not in use, but volatile compounds dissipate when the substrate is exposed during training and evaluation sessions. Collection of appropriate samples for training and testing dogs requires significant resources and strict control of recruitment and sample collection processes. Therefore, some researchers re-use samples while training dogs. No systematic evaluation of the effect of sample…

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Trained Dogs can Detect the Odor of Hemangiosarcoma in Canine Blood Samples

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Can trained sniffer dogs detect cancer in humans?

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From small to tall: breed-varied household pet dogs can be trained to detect Parkinson’s Disease. ABSTRACT Objective Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a clinically diagnosed disease that carries a reported misdiagnosis rate of 10–20%. Recent scientific discoveries have provided evidence of volatile organic compounds in sebum that are unique to patients with PD. The purpose of this study was to determine if companion dogs could be trained to distinguish between sebum samples provided by PD-positive patients and PD-negative human controls. Methods This was a randomized, handler-blind, controlled study. Twenty-three canines of varying breeds, ages, and environmental backgrounds were included. The tw…