Reducing the Risk of Canine Mammary Cancer
October 3, 2010 by Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Filed under Health, Tips
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to shine the spotlight on how you can help prevent breast cancer in your dog. Known as mammary cancer, this type of cancer is one of the most common in unspayed females.
Reducing–and almost eliminating–the risk of mammary cancer is one of many reasons to get your dog spayed and spayed early if at all possible. According to an article in PetEducation.com (the Doctors Foster and Smith site):
The risk of malignant mammary tumors in dogs spayed prior to their first heat is 0.05%. It is 8% for dog spayed after one heat, and 26% in dogs spayed after their second heat.
Like finding a lump in a human breast, if you do find a lump or growth in your dog’s mammary tissues, get it checked out right away. After prevention, early detection is the key to beating this disease!
Photo: iStock Photo
About Paris Permenter and John Bigley
DogTipper publishers Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of full-time writers. The couple has authored over two dozen books and 2,500+ magazine articles.
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