Breaking news starts here  Web Search by YAHOO!  Could pet
cancers in one house be related?  by Dr. Stephanie Correa
Question: In the past two years, I’ve lost three pets to
lymphoma: a 14-year-old cat, a 12-year-old dog, and just now a
12-year-old cat. I realize they were all old and that lymphoma
is a common type of cancer, but I’m concerned about how close
together the three diagnoses and deaths were, especially because
I still have one more pet, a 4-year-old dog.  Should I be
worried that there might be something wrong with my home? Could
my pets’ cancer have been caused by their environment?  Answer:
I am certainly sorry about the loss of your three pets in the
last two years, and I understand your concern that an
environmental carcinogen may have led to the development of
cancer in your pets. This is a question that comes up often in
my clinical practice.  As you have already mentioned, your pets
were older and lymphoma is a common disease that is seen in
older patients. The likelihood that the deaths