Canine Cancer Campaign

Canine Cancer Campaign
Lost a beloved dog to cancer? Do you want to join the fight for a cure? Join the Morris Animal Foundation's (MAF) global effort to cure canine cancer. The Canine Cancer Campaign is seeking to prevent canine cancer, while immediately seeking treatment advancements to help dogs suffering from cancer today. We are a small group of Sacramento dog lovers volunteering to educate Northern California dog lovers that there is an effort under way to save our dogs. We are distributing information and raising funds for research. We will be giving updates on the war on cancer, new treatments, research studies at UCD, study outcomes, Canine Cancer Campaign events and to share stories about our dogs and cancer
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6 Million Dogs Were Diagnosed With Cancer in 2007

Of the approximately 65 million dogs in the U.S., 6 million dogs will be diagnosed with cancer this year according to the National Cancer Institute.  Cancer is the number 1 killer of adult dogs.  So many dog owners are unaware of the frightening level of risk their beloved companion faces from cancer.  Many pet owners react in fear to the word cancer and turn away, hesitant to educate themselves or participate in activities that could potentially save their dog or themselves in the future. 


Did you know that humans and dogs that share the same environment develop the same exact types of cancer?  Yet your dog is at more of a risk of getting cancer than you are.  For instance, a female dog has an 8 times higher risk than her female owner of developing breast cancer.   Human cancers such as osteosarcoma, prostate and breast cancers, lymphoma,
melanoma, and soft tissue sarcoma are very common in dogs.   Most canine and human cancer tumors look identical under the microscope.   We dog lovers have more in common with our pets than we ever expected and as a result human cancer research is increasingly starting with the study of canine cancer patients.  


To ensure that medical advancements also produce effective and affordable treatment for our dogs, it is critical that research be done to directly benefit our dogs. The Canine Cancer Campaign is a targeted, organized effort to raise the funds for canine cancer research, with the goal of finding a cure to canine cancer in the next 15 to 20 years.  All CCC funded research participants are pet dogs already ill with cancer, providing opportunities for owners to enter their dogs in cutting edge clinical trials.  The campaign is committed to the development of affordable and effective cancer treatments for dogs.   Locally, U.C. Davis is one of the cancer research partners that receive grants from the Canine Cancer Campaign and offers Sacramento dog owners the potential to be included in clinical trial of new treatments.

Be your dog’s best friend by investing in his/her future by making a donation in your dog’s name. Together we can find a cure.  Donate at http://www.CureCanineCancer...

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