VIENNA, Va. (PRWEB) June 05, 2013
An innovative program at the University of Pennsylvanias School Of Veterinary Medicine gives cost-free surgery to eliminate mammary tumors and stick to-up care for dogs. Because 2009, Dr. Karin Sorenmo, chief of medical oncology at Penn Vets Ryan Hospital, has been delivering care for shelter dogs whilst advancing expertise about both canine and human breast cancer.

This variety of analysis is referred to as comparative oncology. The field of study integrates the study of naturally occurring cancers in animals with investigation on human cancer biology and therapy. The Penn Vet Shelter Canine Mammary Tumor Plan provides what Sorenmo calls a double reward, in that the knowledge that could advance the understanding and therapy of human cancer is attained with out harming animals and although saving the lives of some of the most vulnerable dogs in animal shelter populations.

As a sturdy advocate of the analysis performed at Penn Vet, Mina Ebrahimi, owner of Saint Germain Catering, has donated $ five,000 to the program. I feel there is such worth in what can be discovered from this plan, and it will advantage each animals and humans alike, Ebrahimi stated. A major portion of the Saint Germain Catering enterprise model is giving back to the community, and we feel that this is an excellent way to do so.

Ebrahimi plans to make recurring donations to the Shelter Canine Mammary Tumor Program. In addition to the donation, Saint Germain Catering will be donating proceeds from their new cupcake plan to the center on a continuing basis.

I appreciate Mina and her passion, Sorenmo mentioned in regards to Saint Germain Caterings donations. Her generosity tends to make it feasible for us to continue helping these dogs and furthering our research. The guarantee and the hope that we can come to a greater understanding of breast cancer makes everything worthwhile.

About Saint Germain Catering

Considering that 1988, Saint Germain Catering has been serving the Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland location with top-notch meals for a wide selection of distinct events, such as weddings, bar mitzvahs, birthday parties, business meetings, corporate catering and numerous much more. The enterprise regularly donates to several causes, which includes help to military households and non-interventional veterinary investigation. Visit SaintGermainCatering.com for much more details.

About Penn Vet

Penn Vet is a single of the worlds premier veterinary schools and is the only college in Pennsylvania graduating veterinarians. Founded in 1884, the school was built on the idea of A lot of Species, A single MedicineTM. The birthplace of veterinary specialties, the college serves a distinctly diverse array of animal sufferers at its two campuses, from companion animals to horses to farm animals.

In Philadelphia, on Penns campus, are the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Ryan Hospital) for companion animals classrooms study laboratories and the Schools administrative offices. The huge-animal facility, New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, PA, contains the George D. Widener Veterinary Hospital for massive animals diagnostic laboratories serving the agriculture business and research facilities to figure out new treatment and diagnostic measures for huge-animal diseases. For a lot more information, check out http://www.vet.upenn.edu.

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