Cancer-Hunting Dogs

Guest: George Preti, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Organic Chemist, Monell Chemical Senses Center Ovarian cancer is often fatal because there are rarely any early-stage symptoms so it frequently goes undetected until it’s quite advanced.  But an unlikely team of gynecologists, organic chemists, engineers, and veterinarians at the University of Pennsylvania is bringing man’s best friend to the fight. They’ve trained dogs to sniff out ovarian cancer, even in the early stages.