Up to 50% of all dogs over the age of 10 will develop cancer in their lifetimes.
With approximately 77 million pet dogs in the United States, there are an estimated 6 million pet dogs diagnosed with cancer each year.
Earlier detection of cancer can not only help save lives, it can also improve the quality of life of the dog and more quality time with its owner.
Yet, as of today, unlike the human healthcare world where screening for certain cancers is commonplace (mammogram for breast cancer, colonoscopy for colorectal cancer, HPV for cervical cancer, to name but a few), there are few cancer screening tests on the veterinary market.
Currently, many dogs are typically diagnosed when they are unwell and there is a suspicion of cancer. Even then dogs suspected of having cancer are often required to undergo a variety of tests that may be expensive, time consuming and/or painful for the animal.
We hope to change this with the introduction of the Nu.Q® Vet Cancer Screening Test – a simple, low-cost, easy to use screening blood test to be used with the annual preventive care checkup for senior dogs. It can also be a complementary test for younger dogs (4 years and older) with an increased risk for developing cancer in their lifetimes such as, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, French Bulldog, Boxer, Beagle, German Shepherd, Bernese Mountain Dog, Siberian Husky, Rottweiler, Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, Scottish Deerhound, Mastiff, Flat Coated Retriever.
We believe using the Nu.Q® Vet Cancer Screening Test can help streamline the diagnostic process and shorten the path to diagnosis thereby allowing treatment to be initiated earlier, thus providing better quality of life to the pet and more quality time with its owners, as well as providing valuable additional information to inform the clinical decision-making process.
Nu-Q, detects nucleosomes released from dying cells. If the test comes back high, there is a 77% chance of cancer somewhere in the body. In the other 23% it is likely there is some other significant disease that needs to be diagnosed.
The benefit for the Veterinarian, the pet owner and the dog is a streamlined diagnostic process: with the goal of providing quality of life to the pet and more quality time with its owners. If you would be interested in having this cancer screening test for your dog, please let us know.