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Conditions & Treatment Options |
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| Mammary Gland Cancer |
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| Symptoms |
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CATS: Lumps or bumps in the mammary area. Fever. Swelling. Pain. |
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| Likely Location / Spread |
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CATS: Starts in cat's mammary glands; spreads quickly.
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| Treatment Options | |
CATS: Surgical removal of tumor and mammary glands plus chemotherapy. Chemotherapy increases survivability. |
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| Treatment Side Effects |
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CATS: 80% of pets have minimal or no side effects of therapy. |
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| Treatment Duration | |
CATS: Treatment is usually 1 time every 3 weeks for 5 - 6 treatments. |
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| Likely Outcome | |
CATS: Caught early and treated aggressively a cat can live 2-3 years or more, but 65% of tumors reoccur in 1 year. |
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