Mushroom-derived compound lengthens survival in dogs with cancer, study suggests
Monday, September 10, 2012 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
Dogs with hemangiosarcoma that were treated with a compound derived from the Coriolus versicolor mushroom had the longest survival times ever reported for dogs with the disease. These promising findings offer hope that the compound may one day offer cancer patients -- human and canine alike -- a viable alternative or complementary treatment to traditional chemotherapies.