Drew Crecente (they)Hemangiosarcoma, the "silent killer" of many dogs, is usually not diagnosed until an otherwise healthy dog collapses.
💔 It is responsible for ~300,000 dog deaths in the US annually.
Good news: a 2026 study indicates dogs can be trained to identify this cancer in other dogs by smell. Dogs were successful at identifying this cancer 70% of the time in this study.
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sniffing-out-cancer-trained-dogs-can-detect-hemangiosarcoma-scent
Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scent | Penn Today
Penn Vet’s Cynthia M. Otto and Clara Wilson and colleagues show that trained dogs can identify the odor of hemangiosarcoma, a devastating canine cancer, offering the hope of a better screening tool and more effective treatments.