{
  "id": 6115728,
  "title": "Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/can-dogs-sniff-cancer-ai-joins-the-hunt-in-india-6115728",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-07T08:07:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-dogs-cancer-ai-india.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Bengaluru-based startup named Dognosis is exploring the potential of using dogs' extraordinary sense of smell to detect cancer. The company is training dogs to identify human breath samples for cancer, with the help of AI technology. One of the dogs, Chloe, a Labrador mix, is among 15 dogs being groomed by the startup. The process involves patients breathing into a cotton mask for about 10 minutes, which is then sealed in a bag and submitted for analysis. A recent study by Dognosis, involving over 1,500 participants across six hospitals in Karnataka state, achieved an impressive accuracy rate of more than 90% across seven major types of cancer. While the results show promise, oncologists in Bengaluru remain cautious and emphasize the need for larger studies to confirm the findings. Dognosis aims to make this technology commercially available next year, hoping to improve early detection and proactive cancer care in India.",
  "summary": "When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital, Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with a little help from AI.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/can-dogs-sniff-cancer-ai-joins-the-hunt-in-india",
        "published": "2026-09-07T03:25:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/can-dogs-sniff-cancer-ai-joins-the-hunt-in-india-6103980",
        "published": "2026-09-07T04:42:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/can-dogs-sniff-cancer-ai-joins-the-hunt-in-india-6109346",
        "published": "2026-09-07T06:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "India startup trains dogs to sniff out cancer with AI help",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/india-startup-trains-dogs-to-sniff-out-cancer-with-ai-help",
        "published": "2026-09-07T15:05:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}