Fox Health: Woman's best friend: Dogs being trained to sniff out ovarian cancer

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Woman's best friend: Dogs being trained to sniff out ovarian cancer

<p>Over 14,000 women die of ovarian cancer every year in the United States, but like many cancers, it has a characteristic odor â€" one that the common household dog can be trained to detect before it’s too late. At the University of Pennsylvania, using tumor specimens donated by cancer victims, researchers are putting dogs to work to sniff out cancer.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/foxnews/health/~4/2OtnRZISGlM" height="1" width="1"/>

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