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The Dog Cancer Survival Guide
 
Full Spectrum Treatments to Optimize Your Dog’s Life Quality & Longevity
 
Dr. Demian Dressler, DVM
 
with Dr. Susan Ettinger, DVM, Dip. ACVIM
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology)
 

Maui Media, LLC
Maui, Hawaii

Published by
Maui Media LLC
www.MauiMedia.com

The Dog Cancer Survival Guide
Full Spectrum Treatments to Optimize Your Dog’s Life Quality & Longevity
By Dr. Demian Dressler, DVM
with Dr. Susan Ettinger, DVM, Dip. ACVIM
Edited by Molly Jacobson

ISBN 978-0-9752631-8-1

www.DogCancerSurvival.com

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011929069

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Back cover photo credit: Michelle Brady

DISCLAIMER:This book and associated products (websites, blogs, online videos, DVDs, e-books, digitally-delivered products, workbooks, audio books and other products) are provided for information only. The information available here is not a substitute for professional medical care by a qualified veterinarian. Always check with your veterinarian if you have any concerns about your pet’s condition or treatment. We advise against any medical diagnosis or treatments made without direct supervision and involvement of a licensed veterinarian. When you have any questions related to the care of your pet, based on the information presented here or otherwise, seek the advice of a licensed veterinarian promptly. Never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you read or heard of in this book and/or associated products. No warranty whatsoever is made that a given dog’s life expectancy or quality will increase as a result of the information available here. Absolutely no assurance is given here of any outcome whatsoever. It is understood that canine cancer is frequently incurable, and the reader is reminded of this fact. Some of the information presented here is experimental and has not been clinically shown to be safe or effective. Neither safety nor efficacy is stated or implied, directly or indirectly. Consult with your veterinarian about any medical topic relevant to the care of your pet. Although detailed review of the information contained here was conducted, there may be technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Maui Media, LLC and the authors reserve the right to make changes and improvements to any information provided here, at any time and without notice. Since new information is always becoming available, future changes to the content of the information presented here are expected. Effort was made to ensure that all links or contact information provided here were correct at time of writing. The Publisher and authors cannot be held responsible for any inconveniences or damages caused by any subsequent changes. Maui Media, LLC and the authors are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for ANY form of damages whatsoever resulting from the use (or misuse) of information contained in or implied by the information available in this book or its associated products.

Second Edition

Contents
 

Introduction

Your Survival Guide

Full Spectrum Cancer Care

There’s No Expiration Date

The Dog Cancer Vet

Simple but Powerful

Backlash

I Meet Dr. Susan Ettinger (Again)

How This Book Is Organized

Two Authors, One Voice

Sidebar Symbols

This Book Does Not Substitute for Your Veterinarian’s Guidance

Part I: My Dog Has Cancer ... Now What?

Chapter 1: Your Role

Be Your Dog’s Guardian

First Priority: Deal with Your Emotions

Reality Check Number One

Reality Check Number Two

Reality Check Number Three

It’s All about You

Chapter 2: Mission Critical: Emotional Management

Amplifying the Effects of Positive Emotions

Chapter 3: Three Common Questions

How Could Cancer Happen Overnight?

Why Didn’t My Vet Catch This Earlier?

Cancer Can Be Invisible

Cancer Can Start Before Birth

Cancer Screening Can Be Difficult

The Wait and See Approach

Some Vets Don’t Realize Cancer Is Epidemic

Good Marketing Can Sway Opinion

Conventional Medicine Does Not Offer Complete Cancer Care

Is My Dog Dying Right Now?

Chapter 4: Super Dogs

Part II: What You Should Know About Dog Cancer

Chapter 5: Dog Cancer Phrases, Words and Meanings

Chapter 6: How Cancer Begins and Spreads

Mindset Matters

Genetic Mutations

Damage to the Tissue

Cancer Spread

Chapter 7: Apoptosis

Chapter 8: Cancer Causes

Carcinogens

Plastic

Carcinogens in Commercial Dog Foods

Pharmaceuticals in the Water

Fluoride in Drinking Water

Asbestos in Drinking Water

Carcinogens in the Air

Carcinogens in the Soil

Chronic, Microscopic Inflammation

Inherited Bad Genes

Spaying and Neutering

Sunlight Exposure

Viruses

Low Melatonin Levels

Vaccines

Stress and Depression

Free Radicals

Chapter 9: How We Diagnose and Stage Cancer

Diagnosing Cancer

Fine Needle Aspirate

Biopsy

Get a Biopsy after a Curative Surgery

Staging Cancer

Micrometastasis

Part III: Full Spectrum Cancer Care

Chapter 10: An Overview of Full Spectrum Care

Full Spectrum Mindset and Cancer

Full Spectrum Mindset and Cancer Treatments

Full Spectrum Mindset and Your Vet

Full Spectrum Mindset and You

Five Steps to Full Spectrum Cancer Care

Making Confident Choices ... Later

Chapter 11: Step One, Conventional Treatments

Surgery

When to Consider Surgery

What Happens During Surgery

Follow Up

Side Effects to Consider

Choosing a Surgeon

Radiation

When to Choose Radiation

What Happens in a Radiation Session

Follow Up

Side Effects to Consider

Chemotherapy

When to Choose Chemotherapy

What Happens in a Chemotherapy Session

Follow Up

Safe Handling of Chemotherapy

Side effects to Consider

Managing Side effects from Conventional Therapies

Managing Nausea

Managing Vomiting

Managing Diarrhea

Full Spectrum Ideas for Managing Side effects

Ginger

Cimetidine

Glutamine

Cordyceps

Coenzyme Q10

Chapter 12: Step Two, Nutraceuticals

Nutraceuticals

Apocaps

Luteolin

Curcumin

Apigenin

Other Ingredients

Precautions

Using Apocaps with Surgery, Chemotherapy and Radiation

Apocaps and Other Apoptogens

Other Apoptogens

Artemisinin

Artemisinin and Iron-Rich Foods

Precautions

Neoplasene

Precautions

Chapter 13: Step Three, Immune System Boosters and Anti-Metastatics

Mushroom-Derived Polysaccharides

The Bottom Line on Mushroom-Derived Polysaccharides

How to Give Mushroom-Derived Polysaccharides

Precautions

Melatonin and High Quality Sleep

The Bottom Line on Melatonin

Precautions

Sunlight

The Bottom Line on Sunlight

Multivitamin Supplements

The Bottom Line on Multivitamins

Precautions

Modified Citrus Pectin

The Bottom Line on Modified Citrus Pectin

Precautions

Doxycycline

The Bottom Line on Doxycycline

Precautions

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