Warning signs from a “dog” acting strangely, the owner was suspicious and checked his health, shocked to find out he had cancer.
After noticing unusual behavior in her dog. A woman went to the hospital for a checkup and was unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer.
Dogs help detect cancer
Ceci Gallegos-Stats, 51, of California, told Newsweek that her Chihuahua-Maltese was able to detect her breast cancer before doctors diagnosed it.
Ceci said she had a breast ultrasound in April 2022 because she noticed some changes, but the results showed no abnormalities. So the doctor scheduled her to come back for another checkup in a year.
However, after returning from taking her dog to the vet. She noticed that her dog had started acting strangely. “My dog seemed unusually sad. He would rest his head on my chest and repeatedly sniff my chest,” Cece said.
Ceci said the dog had been behaving this way for months. So she decided to go to the hospital for a checkup. She had two checkups in July and October 2022, with the October checkup revealing an unusual lump on her breast.
Cece was referred for a biopsy in November and was diagnosed with lobular breast cancer.
After being diagnosed with cancer, Cece underwent surgery to remove the tumor in January 2023 and underwent 11 more rounds of chemotherapy. Her health is stable and there are no signs of the cancer returning.
“I am fine now, but I still need regular checkups to monitor my symptoms,” Ceci said.
Throughout her battle with cancer, her dog has been by her side, not only helping her catch the disease early, but also providing her with support and positive energy.
Cece also posted a clip on TikTok to share her experience, saying that pets can detect diseases in advance. She also advised dog owners to pay attention to strange behaviors such as being unusually clingy, looking sad, or sniffing certain parts of the body frequently. As these can help detect the disease early.
What do experts say?
In fact, it has been scientifically proven that dogs can sense cancer. Like other diseases, cancer has specific characteristics. Such as smell and bodily fluids, according to Medical News Today.
“Dogs have very sensitive noses and can detect unusual odors from their skin, breath, urine, feces and sweat, and can warn them of disease,” veterinarian Nick Horniman told Newsweek.
Experts say dogs can detect these scents even in low concentrations, especially those trained to detect medical conditions.
In a 2021 study in Japan, researchers trained Labrador retrievers to detect breast cancer through urine samples. The dogs were able to identify a total of 40 breast cancer patients with 100% accuracy.
Past research has also shown that trained dogs can detect lung cancer from breath and cervical cancer from urine samples.
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