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QuoteFDA approves cancer treatment for dogs
(Yahoo News, Wed. June 3, 2009)
I wish they would have had this when our dog Glee was alive and had Mast cell carcinoma last July. 
He had 15 tumors when we finally let him go play in that big field in the sky.
6:28 pm
Team Tripawds
25 April 2007
Online
Thanks for the link to this great news article. Those with dog diagnosed with mast cell tumors will find it especially helpful
Here's an excerpt ….
By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer Erica Werner, Associated Press Writer -Wed Jun 3, 10:38 am ET
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug made specifically to treat cancer in dogs.
Until now, all cancer drugs used in veterinary medicine were developed for use in humans and weren't specifically approved for animals. Federal law allows vets to administer cancer medicines and other human treatments under controlled circumstances.
The new drug, Palladia, manufactured by Pfizer Animal Health Inc., has been approved to treat a type of cancer that accounts for about one in five cases of canine skin tumors. (…more)
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I found this one a couple of days after Kodiak passed away.
'Miracle Dog' Beats Aggressive Cancer
March 23, 2009 — Researchers with the Cleveland Clinic have successfully treated cancer in dogs without toxic side effects or discomfort. The feat could soon lead to a powerful new strategy for treating the disease in people.
Joseph A. Bauer, PhD, with the Center for Hematology & Oncology Molecular Therapeutics at the Cleveland Clinic, detailed the extraordinary achievement at the 237th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Salt Lake City. Read more>> http://www.webm…../cancer/ne…..ive-cancer
And I've been researching the stock market a little in an effort to start something for retirement and I've stumbled across several very promising announcements from several companies that are on the verge of releasing new cancer treatments that are doing very well in the clinical trials. I'm still not sure about investing in a company based on their cancer research, but I was very happy that there are going to be some new treatments available.
And Tigger is doing fine. :)
7:51 pm
Team Tripawds
25 April 2007
Online
As is usually the case, Dolittler went into much more detail about this new FDA approved cancer treatment for dogs than Yahoo and Fox News … big surprise. 
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