Can dogs be used to detect cancer in other dogs? Researchers have found that it may be possible when it comes to hemangiosarcoma , which is an aggressive canine cancer.

"Our study is a first step toward using the gut microbiome as a tool to develop prognoses and to manipulate cancer, not just in dogs, but potentially as a model for human treatments as well," says ...

"My dog has a tumor that has just popped up on her bottom jaw, and it's getting rather big rather fast. It's kind of hard and feels like a muscle. Do you think ivermectin might help? She is only 5 or ...

Traditional cancer therapies, which include radiation, surgery to remove most of the tumor, and chemotherapy to kill any rapidly growing cells, are sometimes effective but are both expensive and may ...

Hello, everyone! This week, I want to revisit the topic of dog cancer. The statistics of dog cancer are frightening! One in two dogs will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. That’s alarmingly ...

SpotitEarly, which is already testing whether the company's beagles can detect breast cancer, forges partnership with Fox Chase Cancer Center. SpotitEarly, a company that uses cancer sniffing dogs in ...

The new drug will fight skin cancer in dogs. June 4, 2009— -- Having raised and bred show dogs, Lisa Peterson knew there was something wrong with her 9-year-old Norwegian elkhound Basia when she ...

When Kasey Bentz noticed her 8-year-old Akita, Rainier, was limping, her first thought was, "Here we go again." Rainier had already had three knee surgeries. Bentz and her husband jokingly referred to ...

Dogs are by far the most popular pet in the United States: 62 million households have at least one. They are humans’ best friends, after all. Sadly, cancer is the leading cause of death in domestic ...