Mammary Tumours and your pet
Whether you are a wife, mother, sister, or daughter there is a sinking feeling when you discover a nodule in your breast. Breast Cancer is something we are all very aware of. * According to the World Health Organisation Awareness among pet parents is severely lacking Fortunately we have a simple and effective solution…spaying at an early age goes a long way to preventing the disease. But before we go into further detail, the terminology surrounding lumps, tumours and cancer can be a little daunting sometimes, and is often a source of confusion. One thing to keep in mind is that the word tumour does not always mean cancer. Cancer implies malignancy, or a predilection to grow rapidly and spread to other parts of the body: it’s a process known as metastasis, in which a tumour says, in essence, "I’m outta here" and decides to infiltrate other areas of the body. A tumour can be benign or malignant, but cancer is always malignant. A mammary tumour is a mass that appears on or a...