October 2013

 

 
 

 
Promising Canine Cancer Vaccine Tests Begin in Tri-state; Dr. Gerald Post Calls for Volunteer Dogs to Take Part in Study
  
Owners of dogs with lymphoma should check with their family veterinarian to determine if their dog's disease meets the requirements for the clinical trial of the vaccine. Florida-based Veterinary Oncology Services, in conjunction with leading biotechnology firm, Morphogenesis Inc., developed the cancer vaccine.
  

 

  
Clinical Trial

  

The VCC currently have two clinical trials available. One is a funded trial for dogs with lymphoma and the other is for cancers types that have solid tumors.

  

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Ethoxyquin: Dog Food Preservative May Prevent Chemotherapy Side Effect
  
Working with cells in vitro and in mice, researchers have discovered that an antioxidant called ethoxyquin, a chemical commonly used as a dog food preservative, may prevent the kind of painful nerve damage found in the hands and feet of four out of five cancer patients taking the chemotherapy drug Taxol.

 


 
Dr. Farrelly publishes a paper giving more insight into the treatment of brain tumors
  
Our radiation oncologist/medical oncologist Dr. John Farrelly is one of the authors on a new scientific paper outlining radiation therapy for dogs with brain tumors.  The study, which is going to be published in Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, one of the premier peer-reviewed veterinary journals is available online as an e-publication, ahead of print. 
  
    
  
This is my story of one of those curves that life throws at you from time to time.  In early 2013 my plan was to get engaged with the love of my life and to get her a ring that would scream out my love for her.  However, in late February my furry 4 1/2 year old son Bebesh was diagnosed with a...

 
  
  
  
 
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