Dogs in the UK to be trained to sniff out bowel cancer

The Medical Detection Dogs Charity in Milton Keynes, UK, began a ground-breaking study in 2024 to teach seven pooches how to detect tumours simply by smelling urine pots from hospital patients. Now Cocker Spaniels Mango, Callie and Dotty, Labradors Hetty, Rosie and Jodie, and Flat-coated Retriever Willow are showing real signs of success. They have proved to researchers they can sniff out bowel cancer - and now face a stage of tricky 'blind tests' before the results are official.