If so, experts are certain the key will lie in a healthy immune system.

By CJ Puotinen

What could be better than curing your dog’s cancer? That’s easy! How about avoiding the illness in the first place?

A minimal vaccination protocol is recommended by holistic vets and veterinary colleges. Increasingly, overvaccination has been identified as a health risk.

No one has done any clinical trials or statistical studies that prove you can prevent cancer in at-risk dogs. “But common sense and clinical experience make a strong case for avoiding anything that exposes an animal to known carcinogens or weakens the immune system,” says Stacey Hershman, DVM, a holistic housecall veterinarian in Rockland County, New York. …

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