How to Lower the Risk of Dog Cancer

Posted by Clare Bristow

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The causes of cancer are not known with any certainty, but just as with human cancer there is evidence that certain factors increase the risk of your dog suffering from the disease.

In the last few years, dog cancer research has focused on improving cancer management through developing better diagnosis, tumor imaging and tumor grading and staging techniques.

Now, the focus has turned to how we can prevent cancer in the first place - early diagnosis and prevention can do far more to reduce the impact cancer has on our dogs than continually improving treatment plans will ever have.

From what we already know about dog cancer, genetics, exposure to certain carcinogens and a weakening of the immune system can all contribute to the development of cancer.

Here is a list of 10 factors (in no particular order) that could increase the chances that your dog will suffer from cancer:

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