by NCCF Editor | Apr 20, 2017 | Canine Cancer Research
The University of Missouri’s Veterinary Health Center is seeking cancer-stricken canines to test a drug researchers hope will let dogs – and maybe someday humans – live longer. The university is running clinical trials in partnership with Tensive Controls...
by NCCF Editor | Apr 19, 2017 | Dog Care
Dr. Sue Ettinger came about her motto, “See Something, Do Something. Why Wait? Aspirate,” the hard way. The Hudson Valley veterinarian, who will present a public program in Watertown on Friday, was treating a dog of one of her nurses and noticed a large tumor. She...
by NCCF Editor | Apr 10, 2017 | Canine Cancer Prevention
Research in the field of dog health has brought to light an unfortunate finding relating to cancer in canines. It shows that one in four dogs is bound to develop this disease eventually irrespective of its breed type. Perhaps manipulating all of its causes is not in...
by NCCF Editor | Apr 6, 2017 | Dog Stories
When Kristan and Jason Norris’ greyhound Magnus was diagnosed with terminal cancer last month, they decide to make the most of his final days. And so the Greenwood couple came up with a bucket list for the nine-year-old rescue dog. “The type of cancer Magnus has is...
by NCCF Editor | Apr 4, 2017 | Canine Cancer Research
Two South Dakota teens are showing us that anything is possible with hard work. A brother and sister from Plankinton have been working together to try to cure cancer in man’s best friend. They’ve had some amazing results, earning them recognition and even scholarship...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 31, 2017 | Dog Stories
Daisy Mae came into my life 14 years ago. She was a rescue from Florida. Daisy was bred to be a guard dog for criminals. They water deprived her and kept her chained. To teach her to be mean they would beat her. One day, while 3 deplorable “men” were...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 28, 2017 | Dog Stories
When my corgi Ty was first diagnosed with Lymphoma, I searched for stories of pets who had beaten the odds. Hope is a powerful force and something that pet parents desperately crave when their pets are sick. I wanted nothing more than to read that dogs could beat this...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 23, 2017 | Losing a Pet
Recently, my wife and I went through one of the more excruciating experiences of our lives – the euthanasia of our beloved dog, Murphy. I remember making eye contact with Murphy moments before she took her last breath – she flashed me a look that was an endearing...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 20, 2017 | Canine Cancer Treatment
A new drug, HylaPlat, has produced high cure rates for many different forms of Canine Cancer. By way of targeting the cancer, and directly injecting it with Hylaplat chemotherapy, results have been dramatically improved locally, as well as systemically. So far the...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 15, 2017 | Canine Cancer Research
A multitude of potential advances are ON THE HORIZON in the field of cancer research, as reported by Susan Spencer: Meet Zoe. She’s eight years old, full of heart, and these days, does pretty well on only three legs. Yeah, that’s a good girl! Doctors had to amputate...
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