Biden’s odd statement had truth behind it
Strange as his comment was, the president wasn’t entirely barking up the wrong tree. In fact, dogs’ sense of smell is up to 100,000 times sharper than ours, and they can accurately smell traces of cancer on both a human body and on waste such as saliva and blood plasma. There’s even an organization that trains pooches to smell signs of cancer, and other dogs are being used in research that could result in a cancer-sniffing technology as accurate as that of a canine nose (via the American Kennel Club) It’s not the same thing as a “cure,” but it’s a step in the right direction.
Biden’s remark was met with puzzlement and snark. Some on social media questioned the president’s mental state, while others just said, “Huh?” One Twitter user pointed out the difference in treatment between the president and his predecessor: “Trump: Light rays may cure virus. Media: 25th Amendment! He’s gone mad! Biden: Dogs can cure cancer. Media: Fact check TRUE! He’s a hero!” Others thought people were being too “ruff” on Biden. A commenter said, “They’ve been training dogs to smell cancer in people…for years. Read a book.” And one man told his own story: “There’s some truth to this. I had a dog start licking my ear repeatedly and some months later turned out I had a small precancerous growth inside. Dog was trying to ‘heal’ me.” And one fan was a supporter of both the president and the university: “O-H! Go Buckeyes! And rock on, President Biden!”
Biden’s Comment About Dogs And Cancer Has The Internet Talking
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By Shana Aborn/March 24, 2021 1:55 am EST
Biden’s odd statement had truth behind it
Strange as his comment was, the president wasn’t entirely barking up the wrong tree. In fact, dogs’ sense of smell is up to 100,000 times sharper than ours, and they can accurately smell traces of cancer on both a human body and on waste such as saliva and blood plasma. There’s even an organization that trains pooches to smell signs of cancer, and other dogs are being used in research that could result in a cancer-sniffing technology as accurate as that of a canine nose (via the American Kennel Club) It’s not the same thing as a “cure,” but it’s a step in the right direction.
Biden’s remark was met with puzzlement and snark. Some on social media questioned the president’s mental state, while others just said, “Huh?” One Twitter user pointed out the difference in treatment between the president and his predecessor: “Trump: Light rays may cure virus. Media: 25th Amendment! He’s gone mad! Biden: Dogs can cure cancer. Media: Fact check TRUE! He’s a hero!” Others thought people were being too “ruff” on Biden. A commenter said, “They’ve been training dogs to smell cancer in people…for years. Read a book.” And one man told his own story: “There’s some truth to this. I had a dog start licking my ear repeatedly and some months later turned out I had a small precancerous growth inside. Dog was trying to ‘heal’ me.” And one fan was a supporter of both the president and the university: “O-H! Go Buckeyes! And rock on, President Biden!”
Biden’s remark was met with puzzlement and snark. Some on social media questioned the president’s mental state, while others just said, “Huh?” One Twitter user pointed out the difference in treatment between the president and his predecessor: “Trump: Light rays may cure virus. Media: 25th Amendment! He’s gone mad! Biden: Dogs can cure cancer. Media: Fact check TRUE! He’s a hero!”
Others thought people were being too “ruff” on Biden. A commenter said, “They’ve been training dogs to smell cancer in people…for years. Read a book.” And one man told his own story: “There’s some truth to this. I had a dog start licking my ear repeatedly and some months later turned out I had a small precancerous growth inside. Dog was trying to ‘heal’ me.” And one fan was a supporter of both the president and the university: “O-H! Go Buckeyes! And rock on, President Biden!”
