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I HAVE A 3 YR. OLD CANE CORSO WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER.IS THIS A GENETIC DISEASE? HE SIRED A LITTER 7 MO''S AGO,WILL THESE PUPS INHERIT THE DISEASE?

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Age: 3; Male; Breed: CANE CORSO

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Pancreatic cancer in dogs is not proven to be hereditary.
However as your dog is three you might caution owners of his offspring to not consider breeding until the pups get to the age of three themselves to help limit chances that it happens to be an inherited issue and to avoid spreading the genetic material if it is.
In humans about 10% of the pancreatic cancers are considered to be hereditary.
You can see its not listed as a known genetic disease here
http://server.vet.cam.ac.uk/FMPro?-db=breeddb&-lay=alldata&-format=search.html&-view
just choose your breed or look at the list of known inherited health issues.
Hope this helps you!

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Expert: NancyH
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30+ yrs dog home vet care & nursing, rescue, behavior&training, responsible show breeding, genetics

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