Melanoma
Canine melanoma is a very serious cancer which mostly affects the dog’s skin, although it can also appear in his mouth, toes, and behind the eye. Malignant melanoma refers to cancers in which cancerous cells spread from the original tumor and travel via blood and lymph vessels to lymph nodes and distant organs. Once established in an organ, additional tumors develop which cause the death of the animal.
Lesions will have a remarkable colour and shape. The dog might cough, drool, have bad breath, and he may have difficulty swallowing. He may lose his appetite and lose weight.
Your vet, if he suspects melanoma, will do a blood analysis and a biopsy on the tumour. Conventional treatment options include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
Melanoma is the most malignant of all the skin cancers and therefore has the poorest prognosis. If found in the mouth, the prognosis is even more grim. Approximately 25% of dogs diagnosed with oral melanoma will survive for one year; 75% will not survive even this long.
Canine melanoma is a very serious cancer which mostly affects the dog’s skin, although it can also appear in his mouth, toes, and behind the eye. Malignant melanoma refers to cancers in which cancerous cells spread from the original tumor and travel via blood and lymph vessels to lymph nodes and distant organs. Once established in an organ, additional tumors develop which cause the death of the animal.
Lesions will have a remarkable colour and shape. The dog might cough, drool, have bad breath, and he may have difficulty swallowing. He may lose his appetite and lose weight.
Your vet, if he suspects melanoma, will do a blood analysis and a biopsy on the tumour. Conventional treatment options include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
Melanoma is the most malignant of all the skin cancers and therefore has the poorest prognosis. If found in the mouth, the prognosis is even more grim. Approximately 25% of dogs diagnosed with oral melanoma will survive for one year; 75% will not survive even this long.
Complementary cancer treatments include CV247, Transfer Factorand Essiac Tea. Other options include flaxseed oil and cottage cheese, and a number of energy therapies such as Emotional Freedom Technique.
There is some evidence to say that Geopathic stressin the home might be involved with cancer, and other factors such as micro parasites, an acid/alkaline imbalance, and CoQ10 deficiency could be involved.
The database PubMed has over 10,000 listings of spontaneous remission from cancer – so hope is justified.
Homeopathy is another mode of healing. Homoeopathic vets believe that every living being has the ability to heal and that illness only occurs when the ability to self-heal is somehow repressed. The goal of homeopathy is to improve the overall health of the body and aid in the body's own ability to heal. An option, therefore, is to ask your vet to refer you to a homoeopathic vet.
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