Dog that sniffs cancer in woman
Maureen Burns from England survived breast cancer after her 10-year-old dog named Max, strangely “sniffed” the disease leading to early detection.
The 64-year-old realised something was wrong when Max started acting strangely in 2012.
He kept sniffing Maureen’s breath and nudging her right breast.
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Max’s odd behavior prompted Maureen to check her breasts, and she discovered a small lump in the right one, but the growth did not show up on a hospital mammogram.
Still convinced that something was wrong, she persuaded surgeons to do a biopsy. Maureen’s hunch was proved right when the results confirmed there was a lump — and it was malignant.
She’s had surgery to remove it followed by radiation. Burns is convinced that she is alive today because of her dog’s keen sense of smell.
