The mission of the Dogs for Cures Foundation is to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals with catastrophic diseases such as type 1 diabetes and lung cancer by providing medical service dogs that are trained to use their senses and service abilities to improve quality and length of life for patients 24 hours per day.

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Dogs for Cures Foundation is dedicated to:

1) Training medical service dogs.

2) Educating physicians, patients and the public about the value of medical service dogs to improve health by providing diagnostic support through their sensitive sense of smell, reducing medical complications through their monitoring of medical changes in a patient, and improving quality of life through their ability to support patient independence and safety.

3) Improving the medical service dog industry through scientific research to validate the benefits of medical service dogs and to establish best practices in the training of medical service dogs and their owners/patient partners.

As many as 5 million Americans have diseases that could benefit from the assistance of a medical service dog. Over a million patients with type 1 diabetes still do not have accurate glucose monitoring and maintenance, especially at night while they are asleep. 

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Meet Brian, Duke and Kyle.  Brian has been returned to Ft. Washington from service in Iraq because he was diagnoised  with Type 1 Diabetes.  Brian knew the symptoms, as his son Kyle also has Type 1 Diabetes.  Duke is a diabetes alert dog.

The Dogs for Cures Foundation, with a little help from their friends, purchased Duke to work with both Kyle and his dad Brian.  All are much happier and living a fuller life because Duke can help identify when Kyle's or Brian's blood sugar is dangerously high or low.

Help us to help others!  There is a waiting list of over 40 needy people waiting for a dog to be trained as a diabetes alert dog.

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