https://www.medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk/

Medical Detection Dogs is at the forefront of innovative research into dogs’ ability to detect the smell of human diseases and save lives.

The dog’s nose is the best bio-sensor we know of. Our 2014 research indicated that our dogs were capable of detecting tiny traces (around one part per trillion – the equivalent of one teaspoon of sugar in two Olympic sized swimming pools) of the odour created by different diseases.

Our pioneering work is focused on understanding how these highly trained disease detectors could expand the world of diagnosis through the recognition of volatiles.

https://www.cancerdogs.ca/

CancerDogs is a cancer screening service that uses specially trained dogs to detect the odor of all types of cancer present in a person’s exhaled breath. We developed an inexpensive and non-invasive breath sample kit that collects breath odor with a simple surgical mask that is worn for 10 minutes. Back at our facility, the breath samples are processed, placed into trays and loaded into our custom designed sniffing station where 4 dogs will systematically search, sniffing each sample multiple times.

Our goal is to create a cancer screening system for firefighters that will become the model for screening the general public.

https://dogsdetectcancer.org/

In Situ Foundation has been dedicated to scientifically training dogs to detect early stage cancer in humans for over 12 years. We are the leading experts in the field of training cancer detection dogs, and were among the first to participate in published research, setting the bar for future studies on the subject.

https://www.clevercanines.ca/cancer-detection

Our vision was to offer the public an inexpensive, non-evasive, screening tool. Basically, people could have come to our clinic and provide a breath sample that we would then introduce to five of our trained dogs. This would provide a ratio based on if the dog ‘liked’ the sample or not; such as, 5/5 dogs sat at the sample, 2/5 dogs sat at the sample, 0/5 dogs sat at the sample, etc.

This would simply be information that a person could use to open or continue a conversation with their doctor. Since our dogs were able to detect stage 1 cancer as easily as stage 4, this information could perhaps change the frequency of an individual’s screening check-ups, or even confirm what a radiologist may see on an x-ray.

https://lizdick212.wixsite.com/biodetectiondogs

A Bio Dog is a dog who is scientifically and systematically trained to detect any biological substance, particularly dogs who are trained to detect human diseases, such as cancer. Our trainers at the facility have been certified to teach dogs how to detect cancer and other diseases through breath, saliva, plasma, urine, and sweat. Clinical trials throughout the world verify trained dogs can screen early stage malignant cancers with an accuracy rate of over 90% in both sensitivity and specificity.

https://www.detectionforgood.com

Our goal is to identify targets where medical detection dogs can reduce invasiveness, decrease cost, or increase the likelihood of early detection. We aim to harness the power of the dog’s nose to train medical detection dogs with high specificity to identify disease for diagnostic use, and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of medical detection dogs for cancer and neuro-generative (e.g. Parkinson’s) disease detection and early identification in Australia, and operationalise national use of detection dogs for diagnosis where they outperform current methods.

We are currently in the process of developing a Cancer Detection Pilot. To operationalise, we are raising funds to set up a mobile certified PC3 lab to facilitate secure, rapid sample analysis by our dogs.

https://kdog.institut-curie.org/

https://www.royalcaninfoundation.org/en/projects/breast-cancer-detection

Since 2016, the KDOG team is working to take advantage of the stunning sense of smell of dogs to detect breast cancer. Dogs are currently trained by dog experts to recognize cancer’s odor from a simple compress.

The goal of this research is to detect cancer at its earliest stage. This method is absolutely contactless between the animal and the patient. During the study, dogs’ success rate in cancer detection was about 100%.

https://pinestreetfoundation.org/research/canine/

Founded in 1989, the Pine Street Foundation’s mission is to help people with cancer and other chronic or debilitating diseases reach more informed treatment decisions through education, research, and community-based medical service programs.

We provide dedicated educational and mentorship support to other researchers and trainers involved in training dogs to use their sense of smell in evaluating human health, which expands our reach beyond what has been achieved within our own group.

Our research program also supports and informs our education and treatment programs; by publishing the results of our work in reputable medical journals, we are able to make the results of our efforts widely available to other researches, practitioners, and patients.

https://www.k9md.org.nz

It is widely acknowledged that early detection greatly enhances the chance of a patient's survival. K9 Medical Detection NZ aims to increase the rate of early detection.

 K9 Medical Detection New Zealand Charitable Trust's mission is to improve the health of all New Zealander's by using specially trained dogs working in a controlled clinical environment to assist in the detection of cancer and other diseases. To create a simple diagnostic urine test as a value added tool in the fight against cancer.