ABSTRACT: A review of the literature published between January and July 2013 was undertaken to explore the findings relating to the viability of the use of dogs to detect the presence of cancer in human subjects. It was found that a significant percentage of the dogs used in the studies could successfully detect the presence of cancer biomarkers in urine or exhaled breath. The review explores and discusses the methodology of training the dogs, the viability of the cancer research, ethics, and the types of cancer that dogs are being trained to detect.

Author

Abigail Godfrey BSc(Hons) RVN

Abigail studied at Middlesex University for four years for a degree in Veterinary Nursing, and qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in June 2013. She has always wanted to nurse, so getting her degree was a real achievement, and she considers it to be a very rewarding career: She has a particular interest in animal welfare, in-patient care and the business aspect of the veterinary world. She has a three-year-old Dachshund called Slinky who is quite a character

Keywords: Clinical, Canine, Technique

To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 29 (12) • December 2014 • pp392-394

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