More than 10,000 dogs are diagnosed each year with osteosarcoma, primarily affecting the large and giant breeds, such as racing greyhounds, Rottweilers and Great Danes. These cancers most often affect the long bones in the limbs. Penn Vet Assistant Professor Dr. Nicola Mason, VBetMed, PhD, DACVIM, who has studied cancer and immunotherapy for more than 15 years, has found a marked similarity in tumors between dogs and humans. If you go to gene expression at the molecular level, tumors in dogs and humans are almost identical, she said. If you take a bone tumor from a dog and a child, you could not tell which is which. vet.upenn.edu/research/research-laboratories/canine-cancer-studies
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:27:10 +0000
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