一只狗持续嗅探导致在一名非吸烟妇女早期发现肺癌,挽救了她的生命。 A dog’s persistent sniffing led to early lung cancer detection in a non-smoking woman, saving her life.

Colleen Ferguson,70岁,来自肯特, 赞美她的德国牧羊人Inca, 在狗一再嗅到她的呼吸后救了她的命, 促使她去接受医学检查。 Colleen Ferguson, 70, of Kent, credits her German Shepherd, Inca, with saving her life after the dog repeatedly sniffed her breath, prompting her to seek medical tests. 尽管除了疲劳症之外没有任何症状,而且过去也曾出现过营养素不耐症,但后来进行的全身扫描发现,她的左肺中有一个高尔夫球大小的肿瘤,被诊断为早期肺癌。 Despite no symptoms beyond fatigue and a history of gluten intolerance, a later full-body scan revealed a golf ball-sized tumor in her left lung, diagnosed as early-stage lung cancer. Ferguson作为一个没有前科的吸烟者,对诊断感到震惊,但2015年6月及时进行的手术消除了进一步治疗的需要。 As a non-smoker with no prior health issues, Ferguson was shocked by the diagnosis, but timely surgery in June 2015 eliminated the need for further treatment. 她认为Inca的本能行为导致早期发现, 可能会改善她的结局。 Now retired and pursuing creative writing, she believes Inca’s instinctive behavior led to an early detection that likely improved her outcome. 事件突出表明,狗有可能通过气味发现健康变化,尽管确切的机制尚不清楚。 The incident highlights the potential for dogs to detect health changes through scent, though the exact mechanism remains unclear.