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A better title: Why Aren't There More Dogs in Medical Labs, Sniffing & Screening Samples?

Quick answer: What major stakeholder or gatekeeper would favor that situation? Beyond obvious regulatory issues, dogs sniffing samples is not patent-able, high-tech, high-status, nor high-profit.

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If it worked, you’d get a specific training method approved and you’d be the Certified Cancer Dog authority and the health authorities would only allow a CCD in offices. You could also lobby for periodic CCD evaluations. It is totally monetizable if it worked.

In fact, I’d buy the tech off you if you could demonstrate it. I can do the other parts and I have access to capital.

If the technique is generalizable, I could build a billion dollar company out of this.

Who would profit? Dog nutters. Currently they go to great lengths to introduce dogs everywhere, they even fake ESA doctor's letters to illicitly profit from service animal laws. Surely they would fake studies or write overly positive articles about studies.

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