Rescue Dog Saves Owner's Life By Sniffing Out Aggressive Breast Cancer Tumor

Dog's always have their owners' best interest at heart and that was certainly the case of this two-year-old collie, Ted. He began crying and pawing at 46-year-old Josie Conlon of Stockton-on-Tees. It might have seemed strange at the time but it turned out that the dog was actually sniffing out an aggressive breast cancer tumor in her chest. Conlon discovered a small lump when she looked down at her chest. Doctors confirmed the health issue, shortly following, according to The Telegraph.

"I think a lot of people would probably just push a dog away if it started clawing at their chest, but dog owners should take notice, because Ted really did save my life," Conlon said, via the news organization of the rescue dog.

Fortunately, the deadly form of cancer has been removed from her chest, and Conlon was told that the cancer did not metastasize to her lymph nodes, meaning it's unlikely for the cancer to spread to affect other parts of her body.

All that is left now is for Conlon to undergo chemotherapy for 18 weeks and radiotherapy for four to guarantee that the cancer does not make a comeback.

Estimates by the American Cancer Society show 207,170 new cases of breast cancer in women aged 45 years old and above and 133,310 cases in women aged 65 years old and below in 2014 in the United States.

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