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Woman’s best friend
TRISHA ALLISON, 50, from Wilford (Nottingham) credits her dog Luna with saving her life.
One day Luna, a twoyearold colliegreyhound cross repeatedly sniffed and nudged at Trisha’s chest before lying next to her, something she rarely does.
Aware of a pain shortly afterwards, she examined her breast and discovered “something wasn’t right,” she told the UK media.
Visits to her GP and hospital confirmed that she had breast cancer, and Trisha who has now undergone surgery calls Luna her “little lifesaver.”
Few doctors would contradict her as research has shown that thanks to their acute sense of smell, dogs can detect the markers of breast, colorectal, lung, and other cancers.