>> do you think this could have
advancements on prostate cancers
and other cancers?
>> a very good question.
the first time i read it, the
first thing is maybe this is
someocus-pocus science.
how did it go to dogs smelling
this and how do we find cancer?
but then, when you really dig
in, you find they're using the
olfactory sensory and odor.
and we human beings, we have
about 5 million sensors in our
nose.
dogs, on the other hand, have
200 million.
and the brain and olfactory are
connected.
the science behind this starts
from 2004.
james walker from florida
university started doing this in
melanoma, and one out of two
cases, they were able to detect
it.
in 2006, they tried this with
lung cancer.
he's right.
90% of the time, they were able
to find it and the dogs came
through.
>> that dog is named ohlund.
>> he knows me by my first name.
>> how do they train the dogs?