How Daisy sniffed out breast cancer

Claire Guest, today CEO of Medical Detection Dogs, has discovered she had breast cancer thanks to her Labrador mix Daisy, who kept pointing her nose to one of her owner’s breasts.

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The pinscher who discovered a melanoma

Penelope, Suzie Thomas’ Pinscher toy, persistently licked and scratched a small lesion on her owner’s leg. Suzie found this behaviour quite odd, and decided to have the lesion checked by a dermatologist, only to found out it was a malign melanoma.

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Bloom

Belgian Malinois, 2 years old. Project: Lung tumour in urine samples with IEO and University of Milan, sponsored by Fondazione Cariplo.

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Dixie

Belgian Malinois, 8 years old. Project: Lung tumour in urine samples with IEO and University of Milan, sponsored by Fondazione Cariplo.

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Helix

Hound Mix, 2 years old. Project: Lung tumour in urine samples with IEO and University of Milan, sponsored by Fondazione Cariplo.

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Lola

Labrador, 6 years old. Project: Lung tumour in urine samples with IEO and University of Milan, sponsored by Fondazione Cariplo.

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Rita

Dobermann,  4 years old. Project: Lung tumour in urine samples with IEO and University of Milan, sponsored by Fondazione Cariplo.

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