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Published online 24 September 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040920-14

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Dogs sniff out bladder cancer

Mutt's noses pick up scent of sick urine.

Dogs have always taken an inordinate interest in urine. But now UK researchers have put that penchant to good use, and shown that the animals can detect signs of bladder cancer in human pee.

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