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K9MD's detector dogs ready to sniff out ovarian cancer

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Sun, 16 Mar 2025, 11:35am

K9MD's detector dogs ready to sniff out ovarian cancer

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 16 Mar 2025, 11:35am

Early trials have shown medical detection dogs picking up ovarian cancer with an incredible accuracy. 

Two of K9 Medical Detection's specially trained dogs, Hunter and Hogan, have been taught to track the early stages of ovarian cancer - and the pair have a 96 to 100 accuracy rate.

K9 Medical Detection CEO Pauline Blomfield says many cases of ovarian cancer are detected at later stages, and identifying it early could save lives.

"We know that ovarian cancer is hard to detect, because it mimics the common conditions and diagnosis is normally late. 85 percent of people diagnosed with ovarian cancer are diagnosed in the late stages - when treatment is limited." 

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