Frankie was trained to lie down after smelling thyroid cancer in urine . Dogs have a sense of smell that is 10 times better than that of humans . Comment: Finding out could help create an 'electronic nose ' to diagnose disease .
Frankie was trained to lie down after smelling thyroid cancer in urine . Dogs have a sense of smell that is 10 times better than that of humans . On 34 patients , Frankie gave 2 false positives and 2 incorrect 'all-clears ' Scientists do n't yet know what dogs can smell when they detect cancer . Finding out could help create an 'electronic nose ' to diagnose disease .