Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Hero Dog Missing Snout Beats Cancer | Synopsis

Hero Dog Missing Snout Beats Cancer

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  Kabang, the hero dog from the Philippines who lost her snout and upper jaw while protecting two children, has beaten cancer and is one step closer to getting cosmetic surgery. “There is no evidence of any remaining tumor,” Gina Davis, the primary care veterinarian at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the University of California at Davis, told the San Francisco Chronicle. The brave canine gained notoriety late last year after she threw herself in front of her owner’s daughter and niece to protect them from an oncoming speeding motorcycle. The children walked away unscathed, while Kabang lost her snout and upper jaw. A grassroots campaign raised money to bring Kabang to the U.S. for treatment, but when she arrived, doctors found the dog had an aggressive sexually transmitted cancer and heart worms, according to the Chronicle.

People:

Kabang

Overall Sentiment: -0.0440046

Relevance: 0.860325

Marty Becker

Overall Sentiment: 0.116452

Relevance: 0.522987

SentimentQuote
0.0426637“These heart worms are literally like spaghetti, living in the major arteries and heart and lungs,” said  Marty Becker, ...
-0.126261“You slowly poison the heart worms,” Becker said. ...
-0.310127“You slowly poison the heart worms,” Becker said. “It’s very expensive and done with a lot of finesse. The dog will definitely feel malaise.”
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.3937243
  • Mean: -0.13124143333333
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Gina Davis

Overall Sentiment: 0.280694

Relevance: 0.319533

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Additional Info:

HealthCondition: cancer

Overall Sentiment: -0.0391636

Relevance: 0.352175

Disambiguation: FieldOfStudy | DiseaseOrMedicalCondition | CauseOfDeath | DiseaseCause | MedicalSpecialty | RiskFactor | DiseaseReferences:

PrintMedia: San Francisco Chronicle

Overall Sentiment: -0.180859

Relevance: 0.300117

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