We’ve known for some time that dogs can be trained to detect some types of human cancer. In a new study, researchers have shown that our best friends are also able to smell bladder cancer in ...

People are beginning to realize that dogs share a lot more with humans than just their homes and habits. Some spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs are genetically very similar to those in people ...

The results of a study into whether cancer detection dogs can smell bladder cancer in other dogs' urine suggests that this could be an effective new way to diagnose the disease in dogs. The ...

If one of the tests indicated cancer, the team would perform a cystoscopy — a procedure that takes biopsy samples of the bladder. Of the 120 dogs in the study, 32 showed early signs of bladder cancer.

Thirty-two of those 120 dogs turned out to have early-stage bladder cancer. The screening caught the cancer before symptoms began to emerge and before the dogs’ behavior and health changed. Knapp’s ...

As dogs live longer, they are more at risk of cancer being their cause of death,” Wilson-Robles says. “For average-sized dogs, we see cancers show up in ages 8 to 10, ages 9 to 12 for smaller ...

Scottish terriers, famous for being presidential pets to presidents George W. Bush and Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Jock” in Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp,” and the cutest Monopoly game token, are also ...

RALEIGH – Researchers have identified new genetic mutations linked to a subset of canine bladder cancers. Their findings have implications both for early cancer detection and for targeted ...

Researchers have discovered which dog breeds are more likely to get cancer, ... Terriers have a higher incidence of bladder cancer, he said. A Burmese Mountain is seen in this undated stock photo.

Smoking cigarettes near your dog can increase their risk of cancer, according to a new study. Exposure to cigarette smoke can increase the risk of bladder cancer in Scottish terriers by up to six ...