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Radio 4,4 mins

Can dogs sniff out cancer?

World at One

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Everyone knows dogs have a powerful sense of smell, but could it be discriminating enough to sniff out prostate cancer? Milton Keynes University Hospital and the charity Medical Detection Dogs has embarked on the largest study to date to find out. Our newshound Chris Vallance reports.

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