Stalking A Killer: Cancer Is Enemy Number One For Pets Best

Did you realize that cancer is the number oneinstitutions such as the Animal Cancer Center at
cause of death in dogs over the age of two?Colorado State University, where "breakthrough
That's right. In fact, one out of four dogs will beresearch and treatments on behalf of dogs with
killed by this horrifying disease. One out of everycancer are taking place every day," according to
four.Patricia N. Olson, DVM, PhD, president and CEO of
Any animal lover would agree that these are trulyMAF.
frightening statistics. And for Jack Stephens andSo far, MAF's Canine Cancer Campaign has made
the rest of the team here at Pets Bestprogress toward new treatments, such as testing
Insurance, they're totally unacceptable. Wea promising drug to fight bone cancer. The
decided, plain and simple, that we would doFoundation also helped fund creation of a tumor
something to change them.sample repository that will help scientists by
So two years ago we joined the Morris Animalproviding access to many different types of
Foundation (MAF) in their mission to cure caninecanine cancers. In addition, they've funded
cancer in the next 10 to 20 years. And to put ourlong-term prevention studies and the training of
money where our mouth is, we've committed $1the next generation of cancer researchers. And all
million to MAF's Canine Cancer Campaign makethat is just a start.
sure the mission succeeds.Today, the medical community is closer than ever
Since April 2007, MAF has been working with elitebefore to finding the causes of, and cures for,
universities and scientific institutions around thecanine cancer. And we're more committed than
world to find the causes of canine cancer andever to our mission of catching and destroying
develop cures. The Foundation funds studies atthis mass killer.