Olfactory detection of prostate cancer by dogs sniffing urine: A step forward in early diagnosis

European Urology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-201

  Cornu, Jean Nicolas ^a   Cancel Tassin, Géraldine ^b   Ondet, Valérie ^b   Girardet, Caroline ^c   Cussenot, Olivier ^a,b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^c Ecole Militaire   (France)

Author keywords

Dogs; Olfactory detection; Prostate cancer; Screening; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DOG; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMELLING; SNIFFING; TEMPERATURE; URINALYSIS; URINE ODOR; UROLOGY;

EID: 78650706114     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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