Woman Says Her Dog Smelled Her Breast Cancer Before Diagnosis
A woman in Minnesota named Breanna Bortner says her dog knew she had breast cancer before she or her doctors did. Her cockapoo named Mochi became fixated on her chest.
Doctors diagnosed Bortner with stage 2B triple-negative invasive ductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer that has fewer treatment options than other types of invasive breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. She did 16 rounds of chemo and finished up her treatments about a year ago. Now that she’s on the other side of her battle, she’s mentoring others as they get through their treatments.