#Osteosarcoma

[serendipitous-snoots]

Sulo is working towards his Dogtorate by contributing to science. He donated a portion of his tumor to UPENN for osteosarcoma research and just got his first dose of an experimental vaccine.

[drkarmafox]

Tracy Akers is a warrior. An osteosarcoma survivor, she lost her left leg above the knee but never her spirit. She’s always been strong, vibrant, and full of life.

A division 1 basketball star, with crushed dreams even after beating this disease, shattered after a torn ACL. Here we are with a broken prosthesis, mounting new medical complications, and a 15-year-old wheelchair that barely functions—life has become overwhelming. The bills never stop, the equipment she relies on is failing, and she’s struggling to stay above water.

Tracy has given so much to the people around her. Her resilience and energy have inspired everyone lucky enough to know her. Now she needs us.

Let’s help her reclaim her independence. Let’s help her live again.

Please donate or share if you can. Every bit helps, even if it’s just a dollar - to revive the beautiful spirit we all love.

If you cannot donate, I ask you to share her story. She deserves so much and has fought so hard and I refuse to let or watch her sink. I want to see her smiling and on her feet again. Anyone that really knows her and loves her, wants the same.

Thank you. <3

[pacificremains]

Dog (cocker spaniel mix i believe) skull with cancer. Looks like osteosarcoma. It grew into the braincase 😭

[local-hellhound-steals-spaghetti]

Hi everyone,

If you have a few dollars to spare to help us pay for Mozart's treatment and recovery, you can use this Go Fund Me to donate.

Please don't feel any pressure to donate - only if you feel you're in a position to do so!

[barryputupawolfjobplease]

Hello and welcome to my desperate groveling for the sake of my sweet girl.

I don’t like to ask for help but I truly would do anything for my dog. We found out today she has bone cancer in her left shoulder and with our current funds we aren’t able to help her.

Without treatment we may get a few more months, at best. With treatment we can get a few years that are well deserved! She’s an absolute angel who spent most of her life on a racetrack rather than in a nice bed and we’ve caught the diagnosis early. With luck and some help we can give her many more deserved years!

We’ve been really fortunate to have a few donations already from some generous friends but literally anything helps!

1k will be going toward surgery fee’d and the rest toward her chemotherapy treatment after to prevent it from spreading.

So far we’ve raised $1,060/$3000!

Any little bit helps and I’m eternally grateful for anything, please help my girl if you can.

[sirenemarie]

The cutest reindeer of all 🥹

Blessed to still have my boy with me today.

[serioussideblog]

Saw this image and decided to look up osteosarcoma in dogs for more information, and then decided it’s something that should be more well-known. So consider this the canine osteosarcoma awareness post.

Osteosarcoma, which also occurs in other species (including humans), is a cancer of the bone. In dogs, it is the most common primary bone tumor, accounting for up to 80% of all malignancy originating in the canine skeleton.

Canine osteosarcoma usually occurs in the limbs, but any bone could be affected. Interestingly, while overall cases mostly occur in middle age or older (median age 7 years), primary rib tumors are more common among younger adults median ages 4.5-5.4 years.)

Larger breeds are more likely to develop osteosarcoma. Great Danes, Irish setters, Irish wolfhounds, boxers, Doberman pinschers, Rottweilers, German shepherds, and golden retrievers are particularly at risk.

Other major risk factors are being unaltered, family history, certain gene mutations, pre-existing skeletal anomalies, chronic osteomyelitis, and exposure to carcinogens.

Treatment and prognosis depend upon multiple factors. As with humans, chemotherapy, radiation, and/or surgery are often used. (Always follow veterinary advice from your pet’s vet.) The average survival for canine osteosarcoma patients treated with surgery and chemotherapy is 1 year. Dogs between the ages of 7 and 10 have the best prognosis.

Signs and symptoms of the disease include but are not limited to:

🦴 Swelling/bulging

🦴 Difficulty with swallowing

🦴 Eye bulging

🦴 Localized deformity

🦴 Heightened sensitivity of the senses

🦴 Pain or difficulty in opening the mouth

🦴 Pain or difficulty with walking

🦴 Fractures that don’t make sense (for example, a dog breaking a leg by jumping)

🦴 Nasal discharge

🦴 Neurological symptoms

🦴 Secondary signs of pain, such as irritability, aggression, loss of appetite, weight loss, whimpering or yelping, sleeplessness, and reluctance to exercise.

Always follow veterinarian advice. If your dog shows signs of osteosarcoma, get them checked for it.

Dog(?) skull with advanced osteosarcoma

[thatonecancergirl]

So, I'm dying. I'm terminal

[serendipitous-snoots]

I don't know if it's something you've talked about or something your interested in talking about but you said that Sulo's tumour was sent out for research on osteosarcoma, as someone deeply invested in some breeds with a high prevalence of that specific form of cancer I was wondering if you'd be willing to talk about the research going on or just a website I could look at to learn more.

Sulo participated in a study with Kay Foos, Daniel Powell PhD., and Nicola Mason BVetMed, PhD at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine that I found out about through the Greyhound Health Initiative. More info (and donation options!) can be found on their website:

The page also has this interesting webinar:

As for the Yale vaccine trial, there's some info on the Canine Cancer Alliance website:

[thategirl]

Hi!!!! Just a little introduction... my name is E and i'm 20 years old from the North East of England. Lets start from the beginning. I have always lived in a little town, a place where people never really leave, theres not much here and pretty much all of us dream of getting out! I went to primary and secondary school as normal, leaving school thinking I wanted to be a hairdresser, then a children's nurse, i'm sure one time i said i wanted to be a therapist? My point is at the age of 16 when you leave school you have no clue what you want to do with your life, so many things can happen and influence your life. So... from leaving school i decided to start Level 3 Health and Social Care, and to be honest it was going great, i was really enjoying it. One day i started getting pains in my arm and shoulder thinking it was from the gym as i had been going often. The doctor told me to stop going to the gym for a while and rest. The pain never went away it only got worse. I carried on with my college work and social life going out with my friends with this pain still bothering me. After constant trips to the doctors and hospital, painkillers, a few scans, x-rays and a biopsy, i was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. A type of bone cancer that i'd never heard of. I had to get multiple rounds of chemo, operations, deal with hair loss, a shoulder replacement, permanent loss of movement in my right arm and so much more. Having to deal with all of this at 16/17, i did not have a clue where my head was at. I went into remission in October that year and i have never felt so lost in my life. All of my friends had just got on with their life and were much further ahead than me, it was like i had paused life for 10 months and just came back to reality. I had a few part time jobs like hospitality, care work, beauty, you name it. Fast forward to 4 months ago when i completed my Level 3 Beauty Therapy qualification. I had finished it but that still wasn't what i wanted to do in life, so i had a break from education. My current job is working in a jewellery shop which i absolutely love! However, its not what i want to do for the rest of my life. I want a career not just a job. I decided to start a Humanities course in September as it had a lot of different paths to follow. i started to think about y interests and things i love to give me an idea of my dream job. I love music and concerts, pop culture, celebrity drama, movies, knowing whats happening in the world. I finally decided that journalism is what i want to do. So now i'm here... I feel like starting this blog would be the best way to get a bit of experience and confidence in writing. That was more than a 'little' introduction but if you want to know more or come along for the journey with me feel free to follow me or send me a message ;)))

[ianmiller42]

Gallium For Cancer

There are a few problems in this world that affect humanity. Disease comes to mind. Cancer is one of those diseases you don’t want, but there are new treatments that appear to offer promise. One nasty version of cancer is osteosarcoma, the most common form of bone cancer. The nastiness comes from the fact it tends to strike young people. Modern treatment is unpleasant but if it has not spread, a…

[local-hellhound-steals-spaghetti]

This is Mozart’s last night as a four legged dog. Tomorrow morning he goes in for surgery to have his left front leg amputated in order to remove the aggressive bone cancer eating away at his proximal humerus bone.

While the CT scan showed it hadn’t spread, it’s likely there may still be cancer hidden somewhere so we may need to tackle it with chemotherapy.

I feel sick thinking about it all but I just want to give Mozart the best chance of surviving, while also removing the source of the pain. I hope he’ll be okay adapting to 3 legs. I hope he won’t be too traumatised and shattered from it all.

I wish there was another way than this. But this cancer is too aggressive to mess around with and the chance of his deteriorating bone fracturing is too high.

This all just sucks so much

[cancer-specialist-in-pune]

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[seeingstarsseeingtheuniverse]

When someone tries talking to me but all I can think about is how I’m in so much pain and I was since last year and nobody did anything about it

[giovanniagudelomancera]

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