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Man’s Best Friend Helps Fight Cancer

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012   

MADISON, Wis. - Man's best friend could be man's best hope for a cure to cancer.

A group called "2 Million Dogs" is sponsoring events around the nation to raise awareness of canine cancer. The group‘s executive director, Ginger Morgan, says scientists think dogs may hold the key to developing treatments for cancer in both canines and humans.

Pets are exposed to many of the same environmental risks as are people, she says, and it's important for pet owners to know there's hope.

"There are treatments for animals and people, obviously, with cancer. But we just want them to know that it’s not a death sentence when they hear the word 'cancer.' "

The group’s objective, Morgan says, is to broaden the understanding of the links between human and companion-animal cancer. She says treatment options for humans often result in dramatic side effects that are not the same for dogs.

"Dogs don't necessarily react to those treatments like people do."

Researchers already have documented cases where humans have benefited from limb-sparing techniques developed and tested for dogs, Morgan says. Of the estimated 64 million dogs in the United States that are pets, it's estimated that half will have some type of cancer in their lives.

Morgan says experts tell her it's likely that someday we'll benefit from what researchers have learned in treating sick puppies.

Morgan and other ambassadors from 2 Million Dogs are traveling across the nation promoting "Puppy Up" walks, to raise awareness of comparative oncology. No such walk is planned for Wisconsin, but a "Puppy Up" walk will be held Saturday at Randall Oaks Park in Dundee, Ill. For more details, visit the group’s website at 2MillionDogs.org.


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