Tag: osteosarcoma

The Story of Monty and His Bone Cancer

I want to share with our Nurse Your Pet visitors this story of a patient of mine, Monty, who had bone cancer. Monty had his leg amputated to reduce the painfulness of this type of cancer. Osteosarcoma, known commonly as bone cancer is very aggressive and most animals do not live very long once they are diagnosed. Amputation doesn’t slow…

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Artemisinin–An Extract from a Plant Similar to Western Sage that May Help Cancer Patients

The story behind the discovery of the anti-cancer effects of the herbal extract artemisinin is fascinating.  The history of artemisinin began hundreds of years ago during the Han Dynasty in China (200 BC-200 AD). In the tomb of a nobleman of the Han dynasty archeologists found a silk scroll labeled: “Medical Treatments for 52 Diseases” (this is translated from the…

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