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What Causes Dog Bone Cancer?
Theories about why Bone Cancer develops:
Rapidly growing cells at the growth plates of bones are at higher risk of genetic mutation.
Tumors may develop at an area where trauma has occurred because of the increased cellular activity at the affected area.
Rapidly growing cells at the growth plates of bones are at higher risk of genetic mutation. Tumors may develop at an area where trauma has occurred because of the increased cellular activity at the affected area.
It is also observed that neutered dogs are twice as likely to acquire Bone Cancer. Old age and an increasing height are also considered as risk factors in the development of this disease. Apparently, these tumors appear in dogs between ages 2 to 8.
Understanding the Risk Factors of Cancer
While there is a higher risk for Giant breeds to acquire Bone Cancer due to genetics, other factors may also contribute in the abnormalities, mutation or defects in the growth plates. These risk factors are Carcinogens.
Carcinogens are substances that can interrupt the normal metabolic or growth process of cells in the body therefore creating abnormal cells that eventually sum up to become tumors.
These Carcinogens may be found in products such as industrial cleaning products, house cleaning products, and even food. The pesticides, fertilizers, additives, and fillers that are used in the processing of food, whether human food or dog food, all sum up to contribute a staggering amount of carcinogens that humans and animals consume alike.
Carcinogens may also come from radiation, X-ray, Teflon, asbestos and more.
These carcinogens, when they have entered the body, will create chemical and biological reactions that may lead to abnormal cell growths.
An Introduction to Dog Bone Cancer: What Exactly Is It?
It doesn’t take a veterinarian or animal expert to know that cancer, any type of cancer, hinders your dog’s optimum performance. It could be dog sports competitions, professional dog shows, or just plain having fun with you and your family. A healthy dog walks, runs, chases, cuddles, and frolics without any discomfort or pain, and that is possible only because he or she is happy and free from sickness or debilitating disease. A dog with Bone Cancer, however, could appear lame or crippled as a result of this painful, unforgiving illness.
What is Dog Bone Cancer?
What is Dog Bone Cancer? Bone Cancer is also known by the term Osteosarcoma. These are tumors that commonly affect the limbs of giant dog breeds.
Bone Cancer is also known by the term Osteosarcoma. These are tumors that commonly affect the limbs of giant dog breeds. To a lesser percentage, it affects the skull, ribs, vertebrae and pelvis of smaller breeds. Bone Cancer tumors are deemed highly aggressive. They invade and destroy normal cells aggressively, and in some cases, they metastasize, meaning they travel to other organs in the body through the bloodstream, over far distances.
While bone cancer constitutes only 5% of all canine tumor incidences, a staggering 80-90% of malignant cancer cases include the bone. What’s more alarming is, this sort of cancer requires the amputation of the affected area, together with chemotherapy (which only gives temporary relief to the suffering pet).
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