Should be interesting to more than Rottie owners. More breeds being studied follows the Rottweiler discussion; Cancer in RottweilersThu Apr 7, 2011 1:34 pm (PDT) *Please forward: This show will be of interest also to other breeds, see list below. "Rottweilers, Then and Now" live talk show airs on FRIDAY APRIL 8th ** APRIL 8th at 11:00am PDT: Today's show will be "Cancer Research in Rottweilers" with our special guest, Dr. Jaime Modiano, leading research investigator at the Modian-lab at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Modiano **has been involved with cancer research in canines for decades and the lab is now researching osteosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma and lymphoma in Rottweilers, many of you have sent in DNA samples from your Rottweilers. http://www.modianolab.org I am also proud to announce that we will have our **very own Michelle Amtower, DVM **as our very special guest host this Friday. Dr. Amtower will be directing the line of questioning. Go to www.blogtalkradio.com/rottweilers listen LIVE and/or participate via calling **(760) 825-0943 or **LIVE CHAT located on the website. If you wish to talk to host outside of the US, use Skype via the CLICK TO TALK button anytime during the show. The Rottweiler Health Foundation has been assisting in the support of these studies...this is where your dollars are going and it is awesome! The Foundation needs your continued contributions. If you need more detailed information on the specific research, you can find it at http://www.rottweilerhealth.org If you cannot participate live, please submit your questions so that I can email them to both Dr. Amtower and Dr. Modiano. NEW TIME ZONES: Friday Los Angeles = 11:00am PDT Friday New York = 2:00pm EDT Friday Mexico City = 1:00pm CDT Friday London, UK = 7:00pm BST Friday **Johannesburg = 8:00am SAST* *Saturday **Perth =2:00am WST Saturday Brisbane = 4:00am EST **BREEDS BEING STUDIED:< br>* Australian Shepherd Bernese Mountain Dog Border Collie Boxer Briard Bullmastiff Cocker Spaniel Flat-Coated Retriever German Shepherd Golden Retriever Greyhound Samples Irish Setter Labrador Retriever Mastiff Poodle Portuguese Water Dog Rottweiler Saluki Viszla ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================