Our dog teams are trained to detect early stage cancer in human samples, such as saliva, urine, or exhaled breath. Highly trained cancer detection dogs are more accurate than any modern day machine at finding cancer early. Our non-profit, In Situ Foundation, has opened the first center in the world dedicated to this transformative science. We continue to work with the best doctors, universities, a
nd scientists in the world, to help bring this to the public rapidly. There is a great need for an accurate, low cost, and non-invasive screening method for all types of cancer, and we have one. Our mission is to bring this to the world, and to begin saving lives. Here's where we are in 2016:
We are collaborating with UC Davis on an upper thoracic (head, neck, throat, and lung) cancer trial. We have 2 dogs in training that will eventually go to doctors at UC Davis. Plans are to screen the public for mouth cancer by 2018. We are in collaboration with Duke University on a breast cancer study using exhaled breath samples. We have full commitment from the Paracelcus Clinic (Dr. Rau) in Switzerland, to begin screening the public. Swiss dogs will go into training in 2016. We are bringing our important mission to Mexico this year, as well. We are planning to present to the Mexican congress later this year (2016). Mexico has long lines of people waiting to be seen by doctors. No one knows who should be seen first, and sometimes, advanced cancer patients have to wait. With dogs, we can implement screenings right away, and begin saving lives, immediately. In Situ Foundation, and it's founder, Dina Zaphiris, has trained over 50 dogs in 13 years to detect multiple types of cancer for federally, as well as privately, funded studies. Her work has been published in medical journals. Below is a quote from Dr. Hilary Brodie, Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology, at UC Davis, about our program:
"We propose to establish the Olfactory Center for Bio-detection at the University of California, Davis in order to transform the practice of medicine. With this transformation, we will expand the assessment of disease from three senses to four senses and provide a whole new perspective for future technologic breakthroughs. University of California, Davis is uniquely positioned for taking on this challenge. We have a superb Medical School together with the number one ranked veterinary school in the country, phenomenal talent in engineering in the School of Engineering and the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, and a small army of olfactory scientists scattered throughout the Schools of Letters and Science, Veterinary Medicine, Enology, Agriculture, and Medicine. Also critical to success is the ability to train bio-detection dogs. We are partnering with Dina Zaphiris, a pioneer and leader in the field of canine bio-detection. Working together we are confident that one day soon when a doctor speaks of a lab test, that indeed it might just be a Labrador who helps save lives of patients with the early detection of cancer and other life-threatening diseases."--Dr. Hilary Brodie, UC Davis.
