Mentors: Diana Fuller, Dr. Jane White, and employees of Murrayville Veterinary Clinic
As a student who will in the future, become a small animal veterinarian, I wanted to create a project that will not only provide me with an more in depth knowledge of veterinary medicine, but yet, something that would educate so many others on and spread awareness to a not well known condition, this being Hemangiosarcoma. Hemangiosarcoma isn't the most common case of cancer in dogs, yet it isn't that rare. It accounts for 5% of all non-cutaneous primary malignant neoplasms and 12% to 21% of all mesenchymal tumors in dogs. During my research on this topic, I asked one of the doctors that I have been interning with, Dr. Jennifer West, and she estimated that she sees an Hemangiosarcoma case about every 2 to 3 months. German shepherds, Golden Retrievers, Boxers, Labradors, and their mixes are more common to see this type of cancer than other dog breeds. With that being said, this proves to me the importance of knowledge on this cancer, for the most common breeds in our area, it is found in, but I feel like those breeds, carry a great population in the dog world.
Project Website: https://hsacancer.weebly.com/