Dogs detect prostate cancer with 98% accuracy

Dogs have been found to have 98% reliability rate in sniffing out prostate cancer in men, according to newly published research.

The Italian study backs up tests carried out by the charity Medical Detection Dogs, which is based in Buckinghamshire.

Its co-founder Claire Guest said its own research had found a 93% reliability rate when detecting bladder and prostate cancer, describing the findings of the new study as “spectacular”.