____________________________________ From: Scharoshome@xxxxxxx To: gsdshowlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: Scharo777@xxxxxxx Sent: 8/20/2011 6:00:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time Subj: Fwd: Cancer Study - German Shepherd Breed Groups Thanks, Ginny for sending me this information to share. ____________________________________ I have been working with Steve Gauthier of Veterinary Diagnostics Institute (VDI) in Simi Valley California and they have provided an opportunity for individuals EVERYWHERE in the United States to participate in this Cancer Research Study!! I got a lot of inquiries from those of you not in California on my first invitation and Steve has opened this opportunity to all in the U.S.. Our Canadian friends who are willing to go to the U.S. for the blood draw can participate as well. This laboratory is doing research in the early detection of Lymphoma and Hemangioscarcoma, two of the most common cancers in GSD. The study assesses the level of the enzyme Thymidine Kinase (TK) in the blood. TK has been shown to correlate with the rapid growth activity of tumor cells. The higher the TK levels, the more advanced and severe the cancer. This study will investigate the ability of the test to detect cancer in the very early, pre-clinical stage. The researchers are looking for German Shepherd Dogs with no history of cancer and at the age of 5 years and above to participate by having their blood drawn. The lab will share the test results with you and maintain your privacy. Pet owners of dogs with high results will be contacted for follow-up testing and advice. There is no cost to the pet owner for running the TK test. The blood would be drawn by your own veterinarian (you may be responsible for a small blood-draw fee from your vet) in a kit provided by the lab with prepaid shipping to the lab. Anyone who is interested in participating in this should contact Steve Gauthier of VDI directly at _gauthiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:gauthiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) . Steve will supply you with the Owner Consent Agreement that you must fill out and submit for each qualifying dog you wish to enter into the study. Once that is returned to VDI, they will provide you with the details involved for sample collection. I would like to see us help them out with as many as 150 dogs--you can enroll as many dogs over the age of 5 and get anyone with a GSD to participate. I am thinking since this is open to all, that the sooner you do this the better your chances of being able to participate â??there is likely to be a point where they have the required number of samples that they need. Permission to cross post Ginny Altman ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================