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Does cancer have a smell?
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It can: Some trained dogs can smell out melanoma and some other cancers. It not likely that humans can diagnose cancer by smell, at least not an early cancer.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Interesting: Question! animals seem to be able to sense or smell their owners cancers. I'm sure you have read or heard stories. As far as humans able to sniff out a tumor, I do not think so.
Answered 7/24/2017
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