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Calling it a "horrible tragedy", the VC of Marketing and Communications at Washington University in St. Louis, Julie Flory said, "We shared this sad news with members of our community as soon as we could and according to the wishes of Amarnath's closest contacts."

This work was supported by NIH grants R01 HD049347 and R21 HD 087088; NSF grants BCS 1439290 and BCS 1940980; and funding from the Mabel H. Flory Trust.

Some have been conducted in Europe, where the common breeds, as well as other factors such as neutering or spaying practices, differ from those in the U.S., says veterinary oncologist Andi Flory, co-founder and chief medical officer of PetDx, a California-based pet diagnostics company.

To determine what factors were associated with age of cancer diagnosis, Flory and her team at PetDx evaluated previously collected data from 3,452 dogs in three separate groups.

Being able to detect cancer earlier can enable veterinarians to provide families with more options for treatment and care, Flory says.