(Jeannette Jimenez; Houston, TX – Sep 29, 2016)  Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health that will increase our understanding about the interactions between cancer and the immune system in dogs with naturally occurring tumors. The grant funds a collaboration between Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, the University...

Sunday, September 25th, 1 – 4 pm Won’t you please join us at Gray’s Lake Terrace for a 2 mile walk to promote awareness of canine cancer and fundraise for cancer research to benefit both pets and people. Make this year’s walk more meaningful by honoring your loved ones with a Tribute Sign, to be placed along the walk route. For more information and...

(Lisa Cone) We actually adopted Mya through a small shelter when she and her sister had been dumped.  We figure they were dumped at about 5 or 6 weeks old in an abandoned car.  When someone was contacted and they went for them, they also found a deer carcass had been put in for them to eat.  Of course, the puppies had worms, etc....

(By Christina Lob  Published Sep 16, 2016) Peggie Sue is 12 years old, and still full of energy. You wouldn’t know it just by looking at her, she was diagnosed with oral cancer in 2014. “I thought she had a bad tooth that was bothering her and we went in to have that checked and it ended up being oral melanoma and the prognosis...

(Sept 14, 2016 by Mary Guiden) Animals get cancer, owners want their animals cured and cared for. Why not extrapolate that to humans? This simple, yet profound, statement is delivered by Dr. Stephen Withrow, veterinary oncologist, to set the tone for “The Answer to Cancer May Be Walking Beside Us,” a new documentary produced by Colorado State University and Rocky Mountain PBS, which airs...

Hey San Antonio Friends! Time is ticking and our Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser is the 17th of this month! We have 10 teams left to fill so sign up your team...

In This Issue: Clinical Trial Enrollment; Plan Ahead– Upcoming Events in September; Household Toxins; 2017 Calendar Contest Winners; Pup of the Month — Apple Stukey; Please follow us on Facebook to keep up with all the current news. CLINICAL TRIAL ENROLLMENT Clinical Trial Enrollment at University of Wisconsin Veterinary Care (UWVC) (Neil I. Christensen) Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most common bone cancer of children...

This September, come walk with us to help fight cancer in pets and people. September 11 – New Paltz, NY September 17 – Wheaton, IL September 23 – Anchorage, AK September 25 – Des Moines, IA For a complete list of upcoming Puppy Up Walks this fall, please follow this link. We hope we’ll see you...