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Although the first suggestion of this approach in a medical journal dates back to 1989 , there was little further investigation for the next decade. However, two studies (one published in 2004 and one in 2006 ) had promising results, with the 2006 report claiming a 99 percent accuracy in detecting Lung Cancer , although both studies were preliminary and involved small numbers of patients. There are two proposed benefits, assuming that further studies corroborate the initial results. Some researchers believe that dogs will become integrated directly into patient care, akin to their use in detecting bombs, drugs, and missing people. Others recommend that the skill of dogs in detecting cancer would be more appropriately confined to labs, where Gas Chromatograph s could be used to isolate which specific compounds the dogs identified. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS 2004 study
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