 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Scary statistic -- of dogs that reach 10 years of age, 50% will get cancer. (This from NCI). When I started in dogs, it seemed to be rarer -- now more common, and our vet oncologist says mixed breeds as well as pure-breds, so most of these cancers are not genetic.
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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