by NCCF Editor | Dec 22, 2016 | Canine Cancer Treatment
A drug created at the University of Kansas Medical Center appears to be helping some of man’s best friends survive cancer, and it holds potential to also help humans. Tinkerbelle, a 10-year-old chihuahua, gives and gets lots of love. When sisters Gabrielle...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 29, 2016 | Canine Cancer Research
Three to four days a week, Philadelphia veterinarian Clint Kuban drops off his 3-year-old German shepherd, Tsunami, at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center for her eight-hour shift. But the pooch isn’t just participating in agility, obedience and search training — she’s...
by NCCF Editor | Aug 4, 2016 | Canine Cancer Research
In addition to being an ideal companion, Farley, a 12-year-old Tibetan Terrier, has truly been an inspiration to his owners Tom Donelan and Carla Woodcock of Mentor. “I started out with cancer and that was a big enough blow for us, then we found out the Farley had it...
by NCCF Editor | Jul 26, 2016 | Canine Cancer Research
At the University of Illinois, an engineer teamed up with a veterinarian to test a bone cancer drug delivery system in animals bigger than the standard animal model, the mouse. They chose dogs – mammals closer in size and biology to humans – with naturally...
by NCCF Editor | Jul 11, 2016 | Canine Cancer Research
The AVMA launched the AVMA Animal Health Studies Database in June as a resource for researchers seeking animals to participate in clinical studies and for veterinarians and animal owners exploring options for treatment. Until now, there really haven’t been any...
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