Bernard L. Shaw, a former San Francisco police officer who became the bodyguard and husband of Patricia Hearst, the heiress who was abducted in 1974 by a leftist guerrilla organization and then imprisoned for crimes she was accused of committing on its behalf, died on Dec. 17 at his home in Garrison, N.Y. He was 68.
Yes an animal can be tested for cancer. If you suspect your dog may have cancer contact your vet and schedule a physical. Normally they will take blood and test it, unless there is a growth then they can take sample of that growth and biopsy it.
PET Scans have several different uses. First, to determine if a lesion might be cancer. Like the patient above, a PET might avoid further testing of a benign lesion. Second, PET Scans can detect the spread of cancer. It is critical at the start of the cancer process to accurately stage the patient. By knowing whether a cancer may have metastasized, the oncologist can design the proper treatment. During therapy, PET Scans can determine if the treatment is killing the cancer. For example with lymphomas, many experts believe that if a PET Scan is not normal after two treatments, then continuing that treatment will fail.