Cancer is more frequent in pets than people
Every year, it's estimated that 6 million dogs and 6 million cats get cancer, many times more often than people. While people grieve for their own lost pet, few know that this is happening to millions of others each year.
But that is starting to change with such programs as Pet Cancer Awareness Month, which each November reminds people that pets get the same kinds of cancer as people – just more of it. For example, dogs get 35 times more skin cancer, four times more breast tumors, eight times more bone cancer, and twice as much leukemia.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
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