Dog Cancer Diagnosis

Staff — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:42:50 +0000

Dogs commonly have lumps and bumps in or under their skin. It is important to determine whether the mass is benign or cancerous. Your vet may suggest a test called a fine-needle aspirate of FNA. No anesthesia is required. A few cells are sucked into a tiny needle and examined under a microscope for signs of cancer. The benefits of an FNA are that it is easy, fairly harmless, quick, and affordable. In some situations, your vet might prefer to perform a biopsy, removing a piece of the mass and sending the sample to the lab. A Cancerous mass of cells (malignant) and a non cancerous mass (benign) of cells have identical physical characteristic, for this reason a lump cannot be diagnosed by feel. Dog health continues to emphasize a balance between cost and quality of life, diagnosing lumps early may help owners prevent finding themselves with a high cost medical dilemmas. You may now be able to diagnose cancer in a dog with a simple blood test. A test which detects 85 percent of cancers in dogs at the standard 95 percent specificity level is now available. This test detects a substance which is elevated in the blood of animals with malignant tumors. MRI (magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a very detailed image of the internal organs of the dog allowing veterinarians to determine the presence of cancer.

Avoiding Canine Cancer

Staff — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:30:48 +0000

Providing the nutrients that help a animal’s body maintain healthy cells is an important aspect of preventing cancer. There are many substance that can assist a dogs health at the cellular level. Healthy cells have a normal life cycle of dying and being replaced in the body’s various organs. Cancer, is a disease where cells become abnormal and divide without dying, the excessive mass of cells is known as a tumor. The various types of cancers are categorized by the organs the disease effects, the mutation of the cells that once provided the healthy function of the organ begin to destroy the organs vital life sustaining function. It is common for tumors to grow for many years before they begin to noticeably effect your dogs health, and early symptoms are often miss diagnosed as not being associated with cancer. To help your dog avoid cancer begin by identifying both internal and external toxins to your dog, second provide your dog the nutrients that provide optimal health at the cellular level , and third exercise your dog the proper amount time required for their age and health condition.

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Dog Cancer Diagnosis

Avoiding Canine Cancer