According to News 4 Jax, a new practice may be put into effect for those with tumors. More specifically, canines with such growths may be treated and it's the kind of information that should be looked into by those invested in cancer research. Animals may be afflicted with this condition like humans but this means that certain methods should be put into place. These may be some of the most unique but it's clear that not only do they house great potential for dogs but it's possible for humans to benefit, too.
The dog's name is Petey and he had a large tumor known as glioma within the brain. The article said that it almost cut his life short a few years ago and according to Petey's owner, Alexander Frame, Petey initially had less than two months to live. However, there was a study done with the usage of a drug meant to help colon cancer. Clinical testing was soon done and Petey found himself being helped thanks to the procedure done by veterinarian Dr. Simon Platt.
The drug was given to Petey through direct application over the brain where the initial tumor was taken out beforehand. Platt went into detail about how tumors were nourished, since they fed off of the rest of the body. With this drug in place, the tumor was not able to feed off of other parts of the human anatomy, which cuts off its supply of nourishment entirely. While this is an interesting piece of news, what I did not know about was the similarities between canine tumors and human tumors.
You may not think that this is true but it's the kind of idea that can be backed by organizations along the lines of Voices against Brain Cancer. According to the article in question, after the procedure was done, Petey's last MRI showed that there was no tumor in place. This speaks volumes about the method put into place and how it may be able to help other canines. If it can help dogs to this extent, it's a possibility that humans can become better helped because of this example of cancer research, too.
This isn't to say that there won't be at least some kind of modification done to the method. Yes, it was able to help Petey extensively but it goes without saying that the anatomy between dogs and humans is very different. Even so, I think that there is a great deal of potential to be seen here. If it has been able to help out Petey as much as the article has gone into detail about, I am sure that there is far more potential which hasn't been tapped into yet.
The dog's name is Petey and he had a large tumor known as glioma within the brain. The article said that it almost cut his life short a few years ago and according to Petey's owner, Alexander Frame, Petey initially had less than two months to live. However, there was a study done with the usage of a drug meant to help colon cancer. Clinical testing was soon done and Petey found himself being helped thanks to the procedure done by veterinarian Dr. Simon Platt.
The drug was given to Petey through direct application over the brain where the initial tumor was taken out beforehand. Platt went into detail about how tumors were nourished, since they fed off of the rest of the body. With this drug in place, the tumor was not able to feed off of other parts of the human anatomy, which cuts off its supply of nourishment entirely. While this is an interesting piece of news, what I did not know about was the similarities between canine tumors and human tumors.
You may not think that this is true but it's the kind of idea that can be backed by organizations along the lines of Voices against Brain Cancer. According to the article in question, after the procedure was done, Petey's last MRI showed that there was no tumor in place. This speaks volumes about the method put into place and how it may be able to help other canines. If it can help dogs to this extent, it's a possibility that humans can become better helped because of this example of cancer research, too.
This isn't to say that there won't be at least some kind of modification done to the method. Yes, it was able to help Petey extensively but it goes without saying that the anatomy between dogs and humans is very different. Even so, I think that there is a great deal of potential to be seen here. If it has been able to help out Petey as much as the article has gone into detail about, I am sure that there is far more potential which hasn't been tapped into yet.
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