{"id":1135,"date":"2023-05-04T13:41:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gradyvet.com\/blog\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2023-05-04T13:41:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:41:34","slug":"cancer-in-dogs-whos-most-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gradyvet.com\/blog\/cancer-in-dogs-whos-most-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer in Dogs: Who’s Most at Risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pet Cancer Awareness Month in May<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In our “Focus on Dogs” article<\/a> for Pet Health Month, we gave a brief overview of cancer in dogs. We summarized that larger, purebred dogs are more at risk for cancer than smaller, mixed-breed dogs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there is much more to learn about risk of cancer in dogs. Nationwide Veterinary Analytics<\/a> studied pet health insurance claims for over 1.6 million Nationwide-insured dogs across the US. Here’s an overview of their experts’ findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancer in Dogs:
Larger Dogs Have Higher Risk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everything being equal, a larger dog has a higher risk of cancer– and possibly at an earlier age than expected. Nationwide cautions<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Large and extra-large dogs are at increased risk of bone cancer as early as six years old.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Large dogs are 51-110 pounds, while Extra-large dogs are greater than 111 pounds. Compared to the average, Large and Extra-large dogs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n