Caninecancer.org.au

an interesting development in treatment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 134625.htm

I missed this one. I am always reading up on new prospective advances in canine cancer. Hopefully one of the oncologists might comment on the article.

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1. Sending tumours to the lab saves lives
2. Pet insurance allows you to give your dog the best treatments available
3. Using an oncologist gives your dog the best chance of survival.

This is the beginning of personalised cancer treatment. The application of it is still a few years away I suspect. In people so far the use of individual antibodies has not been as successful as hoped, but plays a part in a few specific circumstances. As part of a multi-pronged attack, developments like this should allow for our pets to have a higher chance of remission and longer duration in remission. There will be many more similar developments over the next few years I suspect...

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Dr Ken Wyatt BSc BVMS FANZCVS
Specialist Veterinary Oncologist
Perth Veterinary Oncology