{"id":21468,"date":"2026-09-07T09:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=21468"},"modified":"2026-09-07T09:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:57:15","slug":"can-dogs-sniff-cancer-ai-joins-the-hunt-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=21468","title":{"rendered":"Can dogs sniff cancer? 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Patients do not meet the dogs.<\/p>\n<p>A recent Dognosis study of more than 1,500 participants, involving six hospitals in Karnataka state, was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it achieved an accuracy rate of more than 90 percent across seven major types of cancer, and now plans to test in real-world programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Cancer specialists in Bengaluru independent of the project voiced cautious optimism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe study is promising, as an early signal,\u201d said Santhosh Kumar Devadas, head of oncology at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they need to do the study with a much larger group before we make any definitive conclusions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neelesh Reddy, a senior consultant oncologist at Manipal Hospitals, told AFP that \u201conly time will tell how this technology will be useful to the actual patients\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Dog \u2018work-life balance\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>India has described cancer as a major public health concern, saying one in nine of its 1.4 billion people are likely to develop the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Dognosis says it aims to improve \u201cproactive and preventative medicine\u201d while boosting \u201chuman-canine communication\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the dogs are beagles, along with some Malinois and Shepherd mixes, brought on board through adoption or legal breeders.<\/p>\n<p>But only the best are selected, said Kulgod. The dog team individually lists each animal on the company website as an official \u201csniffer\u201d, alongside their photographs.<\/p>\n<p>All have a great \u201cwork-life balance\u201d, with work time limited to around 30-45 minutes a day, he added.<\/p>\n<p>At a centre called \u201cSniffspace\u201d, dogs test human samples on platforms equipped with automatic feeders dispensing dog treats.<\/p>\n<p>Kulgod\u2019s co-founder Itamar Bitan, 28, who spent four years in an Israeli special-forces canine unit, said the dogs were trained using \u201cpositive reinforcement\u201d to detect a \u201cspecific funky smell\u201d for a reward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the dogs run directly to the feeder expecting rewards, some dogs freeze, some dogs will scratch the sample with excitement,\u201d Bitan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, as long as the machine that learns how the dogs react to the sample is very consistent\u2026 we don\u2019t really mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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