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humor The Onion 2026-03-31

Cancer Sniffer Leopard's Therapy Sessions Turned into Nightmare

A cancer-sniffing leopard's invasive diagnostic methods left patients and families in a state of distress, prompting the hospital to phase him out.


<p>CLEVELAND—Saying the costs had begun to outweigh the benefits, administrators at the Cleveland Clinic confirmed Tuesday that they had decided to discontinue their use of a cancer-sniffing leopard in clinical settings. “Our ability to rapidly and accurately identify the disease has improved remarkably since we began using our detection leopard Fang in cancer screenings, but [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/hospital-decides-cancer-sniffing-leopard-more-trouble-than-its-wo...

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