by NCCF Editor | May 28, 2018 | Canine Cancer Blog
A young woman has embarked on an adventure with her cancer-stricken pet dog in the hope of creating happy memories together. Briana May, from Brisbane, started a bucket list after the retired guide dog named Isaac was tragically diagnosed with terminal cancer on...
by NCCF Editor | May 16, 2018 | Dog Stories
The idea of a dog helping to find a cure for cancer probably conjures images of golden retrievers sniffing blood samples and sitting dutifully in front of the cancerous specimen. But though their noses are valuable, there’s something much more useful hidden inside...
by Sara Nice | May 8, 2018 | Support Dog Cancer Research
We have talked before about how our dog friends will be helping us humans as we fund canine cancer research, as many of the findings can be applied to human cancer. We haven’t talked much about how human cancer therapies and studies are helping our best friends. Dr....
by NCCF Editor | May 7, 2018 | Losing a Pet
In late March, my beagle-whippet cross, Minnie, died. Two months earlier, she had been diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma, an invasive cancer of the blood vessels that is rare in humans but kills thousands of dogs every year. We found Minnie at a Melbourne shelter in 2007...
by NCCF Editor | May 2, 2018 | Losing a Pet
He entered my life as “Squirt,” the last in a litter of puppies to narrowly escape death. Weighing in at a mere 4 pounds and just over 3 months old, the tan and white terrier-pug mix, long-legged with jutting hip bones, was rescued from drowning along with his...
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