# Indian Startup Trains Dogs to Sniff Cancer in Breath

2026-08-14T06:41:02+00:00 | Health & Science | Indian Opinion Desk

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Billy, Jessie and Banu are among a team of beagles, labradors and Dutch shepherds being trained by Indian startup Dognosis to sniff out cancer from human breath, reports ndtvprofit.com. The dogs learn to recognise volatile organic compounds that may signal the disease. Dognosis plans to combine canine detection with artificial intelligence to create a low-cost, non-invasive screening method. The startup hopes this approach could help catch cancers early, especially in areas with limited access to conventional diagnostics.

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- ndtvprofit.com <https://www.ndtvprofit.com/science/indian-startup-leans-on-cancer-sniffing-dogs-and-ai-for-early-detection-11908086#publisher=newsstand>

Tags: AI diagnostics, cancer detection, Dognosis, early diagnosis, Indian startup, sniffer dogs
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