Milton Keynes-based charity Medical Detection Dogs has been chosen to be the BBC Lifeline appeal charity for October.
The charity, which trains dogs to detect the odour of human disease, will use funds raised by the appeal to progress its study into the early detection of prostate and breast cancer.
Medical Detection Dogs is at the forefront of the research into the fight against cancer and helping people with life-threatening diseases. In training trials, its dogs have been found to be 93 per cent reliable at detecting cancer, which is significantly higher than many existing tests.
The appeal, presented by TV treasure Kate Humble, will be broadcast at 4pm on BBC One on Sunday (October 9) and 1pm on Wednesday (October 12).
Kate Humble was at the centre in GreatHorwood last week to shoot the appeal mini-film.
She said: “When I first came here last year to see these dogs working, I was amazed by how quickly and accurately they could pick up a positive sample.
“These dogs, this charity, are doing something extraordinary – pioneering work that... could save lives.”
Claire Guest, chief executive and co-founder of Medical Detection Dogs commented: “We are so grateful to be chosen as a BBC Lifeline charity. It is a unique opportunity for us to make even more people aware of our goal – to provide a reliable, quick and non-invasive test for cancer and save thousands of lives.
“We are also hugely thankful to our ambassador Kate Humble for presenting our appeal so beautifully and we encourage everyone to tune to watch it.”
