Cancers in rodents

[Diggie's Friend]

Incidents of cancers have been found to commonly occur in rats.

To a lesser degree they have been found to occur in tree squirrels cared for in captivity, this mostly associated with obesity, but also with infections.

This procedure to remove a large cancerous growth from the intestines of a rat, and resection the bowel, was successfully accomplished.

Rather amazing to see this done on such a small animal, yet with todays technology it is now possible. Warning this file contains photos of graphic content!

[cava]

I noticed they were very specific about the amount of Isoflurane v O2 used for induction and maintenance during diagnostics. This info would be valuable for anyone working with a vet who is doing this for the first time with a rodent.

Thanks for sharing!

[Diggie's Friend]

Well spotted Cava!

I have another file on anesthesia I will post under that title.

[Diggie's Friend]

Liver cancers: causes and carcinogenisis

https://focusontoxpath.com/lectures/...inogenesis.pdf

[Diggie's Friend]

Liver cancer in notably has the highest incidence in rats and mice of all other organs of the body.

In prairie dogs, a virus has been found to promote liver cancer.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful...54/vp.41-4-353

[Diggie's Friend]

'Long term' regular consumption of Soy stresses the pancreas which can lead to the development of pancreatic cancer.


https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist....-the-pancreas/

[Diggie's Friend]

In Germany Liver disease is treated with sources that have one particular compound in common, quercitin.

As noted in a research paper on this issue, Both Milk Thistle seed extract and Pycnogenol contain this same compound, that was originally ignored, for reason of the health promoting properties in the polyphenols that these sources both contain. The other source noted to contain this compound common to these sources is onions; yet onions contain amines that cause anemia in rodents, so that one isn't a whole food that should be included in the diet of rats or tree squirrels.

https://www.researchgate.net/publica...teatohepatitis