Prevention is half the battle against diseases. Here are a few recommendations from a veterinarian that we can do to help prevent cancer in our companion animals. from NWF Daily News By Dara Johns • The first, avoid second-hand tobacco smoke, is something we can all benefit from. If you smoke, now is always a good time to quit. • Monitor your pet’s weight....

KSHB Kansas City (By Charlie Keegan) KANSAS CITY, Kan. — We call dogs man’s best friend, and now the four-legged animals are helping doctors create a new way to fight cancer in humans that could eliminate the need for surgery or chemotherapy. A treat never tasted better to Remy, a 10-year-old Sheltie. “She’s funny, she’s full of life and love and spunk,” explained Julie...

The canine clinical trial will vaccinate 800 healthy pets From Scientific American By Keridwen Cornelius on June 7, 2018 Stephen Johnston dreams of a future in which humans could protect themselves against all types of cancer with a single shot. As the biochemist envisions it, this prophylactic injection would train the immune system to pick off cancerous cells before they could mobilize into malignancies....

By Charlotte Edwards Medical Device Network A research team at the University of Lille in France has developed a device they call the SpiderMass, which could enable surgeons to look for markers of cancer in a patient’s tissue during an operation. SpiderMass could help surgeons to find stray cancer cells faster, potentially as they make incisions, and would negate the need for lengthy pathologist...

From Greatist This article was created in partnership with as part of A Better Way. If you’re like us, your pets are your children—full-fledged members of the family with their own personalities, food preferences, toys, and clothes (no judgment). And guess what? You’re not alone. According to a 2016 Nielsen report, 85 percent of pet parents “believe they can extend the lives of their...

May 2018 | Source: Vivos Inc. Article Source Richland, WA, May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vivos Inc (OTC: RDGL) successfully treated canine soft tissue sarcoma with its proprietary IsoPet™ (RadioGel™), a hydrogel liquid containing tiny yttrium-90 phosphate particles that may be administered directly into a tumor. A veterinary cancer specialist at the University of Missouri—Columbia successfully treated a soft-tissue tumor in the hind...

by Stephen Johnson From Big Think There’s a lot in modern society that can cause cancer in humans: smoking, living next to a power plant, eating unhealthy foods. But scientists now think that human activity is also leading to increased rates of cancer in animals. In a new paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, researchers at Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences used...

The Puppy Up Foundation celebrates all our family and  friends — two, three, and four-footed — who are cancer survivors! Who are you celebrating today? #CancerSurvivorsDay Observed annually on the first Sunday in June, National Cancer Survivor’s Day has been set aside to “demonstrate that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality.” National Cancer Survivor’s Day was first announced by Merril Hastings during...

“MY eight-year-old English bull terrier has been sleeping a lot in the sunshine. Can this cause skin cancer?” By David Grant MBE Express.co.uk It is worth checking with your vet first to see if there is any cause for the dog sleeping more. Regarding skin cancer, English bull terriers are indeed at risk. While I have come across many cases in white-haired cats, I...