by NCCF Editor | Jun 30, 2016 | Canine Cancer Treatment
Raelene Wouda’s passion for improving cancer treatment starts with our four-legged friends. Wouda, Kansas State University assistant professor of clinical sciences, is conducting clinical trials to treat cancers in dogs, cats and other companion animals. When...
by NCCF Editor | Jun 27, 2016 | Dog Care
Pets are considered part of the family, but some may not get the care they should in the summer. The American Cancer Society reported 3.5 million cases of skin cancer last year for people but they’re not the only ones who can get skin cancer. Pets can develop skin...
by NCCF Editor | Jun 22, 2016 | Canine Cancer Research
A new collaborative research program pairs oncologists who treat childhood and adult sarcomas with veterinarians who manage the same cancers in canine patients. The ultimate goal, says director Cheryl London, DVM, Ph.D., is to speed up the pace of translational...
by NCCF Editor | Jun 17, 2016 | Canine Cancer Prevention
Life is not all about humans and therefore it is great to see progress in research in health supporting supplementation for mankind’s best friend, dogs! The researchers noted that similarly to humans also dogs suffer from cancer. In fact it appears that more than half...
by NCCF Editor | Jun 14, 2016 | Canine Cancer Treatment
Dealing with cancer is tough, but what do you do when your pet gets cancer? A New Mexico man is going to great lengths to try and save a canine companion he claims helped save him. Sam Blackwood and his dog, Dinga, greeted KRQE News 13 with a smile Thursday afternoon....
by NCCF Editor | Jun 9, 2016 | Dog Stories
In September 2001, amid the twisted pile of steel beams, concrete and ash where the World Trade Center once stood, 300 or so search dogs worked long hours and used their powerful noses to try to find survivors. On Monday afternoon, the last of those search dogs died...
by NCCF Editor | Jun 6, 2016 | Dog Stories
Cancer in our pets is common and often devastating. In my “End-of-Life” practice, about 60 to 70 percent of the cases I see are end-stage cancer. Sadly, cancer hit me personally on July 22, 2014 – the day my wife pointed out a slight swelling on the leg of my beloved...
by NCCF Editor | May 31, 2016 | Dog Stories
A dog was close to drawing his last breath when a sharp-eyed intern at the animal hospital noticed a tick behind his ear. The dog, a ten-year-old Sheltie named Ollie, had been lethargic since returning from a trip to the Umpqua River. Ollie’s owners, Al and Joelle...
by NCCF Editor | May 27, 2016 | Dog Care
A FAMILY has spoken of their devastation at the loss of their beloved dog after a last-gasp effort to save his life ended in heartbreak. Poor Henry the Doberman passed away only days after his family had come up with a plan to pay for his treatment. But they had to...
by NCCF Editor | May 25, 2016 | Dog Cancer Types
About half of humans over the age of 70 and dogs over age 10 are diagnosed with cancer. In terms of mortality, cancer accounts for about 23 percent of human deaths, and from 10 to 60 percent of dog deaths, depending on breed. The smaller the dog, the lower the risk of...
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