Dog with hemangiosarcoma bad near children?

My dog Carolina was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma. Should I be concerned with her saliva getting on my young children?

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    By: Erika Raines El Segundo, CA

    Replied on 04/19/2011

    Hemangiosarcoma is a malignant tumor of the blood vessels. This tumor spreads rapidly and can lead to bleeding from internal organs such as the heart, liver and spleen. Like most cancers, hemangiosarcoma is not communicable. There is no known way for your dog to spread this cancer to another dog or a person. Unless there is a growth in her mouth or throat there should not even be cancer cells in her saliva. There is no concern that your children will get this cancer nor anything slightly similar from your dog. Her saliva is just as safe as any healthy dog's saliva.

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