Cancer is the leading cause of death in dogs. But there’s a vaccine being tested that could change that, and some of the trials are happening in Washington. It was developed by a researcher at Yale ...

Breast cancer survivor Breanna Bortner credits her dog with the early detection of her cancer. A young woman’s dog was the first to detect her deadly breast cancer. In June 2023, Breanna Bortner, then ...

Just like humans, dogs can suffer from certain illnesses or develop them over time. One of the most common questions dog owners ask is, "How common is cancer in dogs?" and "Which dog breeds are more ...

Dogs have the potential to detect cancer at an early stage, which is crucial for generating positive clinical outcomes. Hackensack Meridian Health has entered a partnership with SpotitEarly to study ...

These clever dogs are the first in the UK to be trained to sniff out bowel cancer. The Medical Detection Dogs Charity began a ground-breaking study in 2024 to teach seven pooches how to detect tumors ...

Q: A friend's dog recently died of cancer, and we want to do all we can to keep our own dog cancer-free. What advice can you offer? A: Cancer is far too common in dogs, particularly large, purebred ...

Innovative research for a dog cancer treatment from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine has shown early success during the beginning trials, with one dog "almost back to normal." ...

You’ve probably heard that dogs can be trained to sniff out cancer. Now, the startup SpotItEarly is harnessing that remarkable ability — along with groundbreaking technology — to launch medicine’s ...

COLUMBIA — Cancer research trials at the University of Missouri are helping create a new sense of hope for pet owners whose dogs have been diagnosed with cancer. One of those dog owners is Mary Winter ...

"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 ...

Breanna Bortner says her dog had a hand — or a paw — in saving her life. "I had always heard stories where people, you know, say that their dogs could sense things," the Minnesota woman, now 31, told ...

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 ...