Case Report: Canine Oral Malignant Melanoma, age 14, Male

Partial surgical excision + fenbendazole leads to long-term survival

Fenbendazole Can Cure Cancer presents Case Reports of people (and their pets) who have treated their own cancers along with other articles to help understand how fenbendazole works. Previous articles covering other cancers are in the Archives link.

According to veterinarians.org, canine oral melanoma is the most common melanoma type accounting for up to 80% of all melanoma cases. Melanoma tumors in the oral cavity are malignant tumors – invasive and with high metastatic rates.

Malignant melanomas grow uncontrollably, causing pain and becoming unmanageable in size. Plus, they tend to spread to other organs quickly.

Considering the aggressive nature of melanoma, dogs with malignant oral melanoma usually die within a year of the time of diagnosis, even if adequate and prompt treatment is provided.

Melanomas usually appear as dark pigmented patches. The lesion may be flat or raised like a bump. Some melanomas are amelanotic – non-pigmented (reddish or pink).

In the advanced stages, the tumor may increase in size and become ulcerated. If this happens, then they start bleeding.

Surgically-treated dogs with stage I melanoma usually live around 17-18 months, dogs with stage II between 5 and 6 months, and dogs with stage III melanoma live for 3 months. Dogs with stage IV melanoma (and lung metastasis) usually live only a couple of weeks.

The following is a Case Report from a reader who used fenbendazole to great effect to eradicate metastatic oral melanoma in her 14 year old dog, Hershey.

My dog Hershey was diagnosed with a terminal case of malignant melanoma. He had a large tumor growing on his gum and protruding out of his mouth. We had a biopsy taken of the tumor and it was diagnosed as cancer. Then we had the tumor removed, and it was diagnosed as terminal cancer that was expected to spread all over his body. They estimated that he would live only a few months more. That was 14 months ago.

What i did: I did some research and decided to follow the Joe Tippen's cancer protocol as shown on Veterinary Secrets YouTube:

Here is what I am giving him.

• Fenbenzadole daily (prescription from the vet through Chewy),
• CBD drops from NuLeaf Naturals, Krill Oil Soft Chews by Leap Pharma (Amazon)
• Tumeric 1500 mg capsule daily and
• VetClassics CAS Options - Ex Strength Immune & Antioxidant Support (Amazon)

The VetClassics CAS Option is not part of the protocol, however, was recommended by Hershey’s vet.

Also, and this might be important too, the vet checked his vitamin D3 level and it was very low. I have been supplementing with Vitamin D3 drops ever since.

I am still giving him 50 mg of Fenbenzadole daily. That is what the protocol calls for. On December 12 Hershey will be 17. He has other health issues, however, I think his cancer is gone as there is no sign that it has returned. I couldn't be happier.

There is no question that Fenbenzadole cured his cancer that there was no medical treatment for.

M. H., November 18, 2023

Q: What was your fenbendazole dosing amount and schedule?
A: Because he is about 10 lbs, I gave him 50 mg of Safe-Guard fenbendazole every day mixed into his food.

Q: How long did you give him fenben during the active treatment phase?
A:  From the time he started to present. I will continue fenben as long as he is alive.  I never increased the dose. He has been getting the same dose every day. 

Q: When did you notice him getting better?
A:  I'm not sure how quick he got better, however, he never got any worse. His type of cancer was supposed to spread all through his body.  It never has. During his last two doctor's appointments his blood looked very good and he had an ultrasound and nothing irregular showed up.

The doctor does not think there is any sign of cancer.

Q: How much vitamin D3 are you giving him?
A:  I am using the Vitamin RX D3 Forte. I give him two drops a day (which is about 1,000 IU vitamin D3).

Q: Anything else you’d like to add?
A: His vet is using this protocol on cats and dogs in her practice with cancer. They tell the pet owners that it can help their pet extend their life. And they always tell them about Hershey.

Even the surgeon who operated on Hershey cannot believe he is still alive.

Summary

That is another heartwarming, and apparently happily-ever-after Case Report. Hershey is a lucky dog since his owner knew about fenbendazole to help him out.

Hershey being happy and healthy 14+ months since his partially successful surgery with no other traditional cancer treatments, is highly likely to have had the remnants and any further metastases of his tumor eradicated by fenbendazole.

Adequate vitamin D and it’s role in preventing cancer is becoming a hot topic in certain circles. Dr. Paul Marik, one of the most highly acclaimed critical care researchers in the world based on the citations of his published papers, recently released a book describing the merits of vitamin D and repurposed drugs like fenbendazole in the prevention and treatment of cancer. Marik ranked ordered the value of the dozens of substances reviewed with vitamin D and fenbendazole receiving the top Tier 1 designation. A link to the full free book is provided below, it is well worth reading.

References

Marik, P. E. (2023). The role of repurposed drugs and metabolic interventions in treating cancer

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Fenbendazole vs. Mebendazole vs. Albendazole vs. Flubendazole: The benzimidazoles are very similar chemically and they have very similar mechanisms of action with respect to disrupting microtubule function, specifically defined as binding to the colchicine-sensitive site of the beta subunit of helminithic (parasite) tubulin thereby disrupting binding of that beta unit with the alpha unit of tubulin which blocks intracellular transport and glucose absorption (Guerini et al., 2019). If someone asks you how fenbendazole kills the cancer cells, the answer is in italics in the previous sentence.

The class of drugs known as benzimidazoles includes fenbendazole, mebendazole, albendazole and flubendazole. Mebendazole is the form that is approved for human use while fenbendazole is approved for veterinary use. The main difference is the cost. Mebendazole is expensive ~$555 per 100 mg pill, while fenbendazole is inexpensive ~48 cents per 222 mg free powder dose (Williams, 2019). As you may recall, albendazole is the form used to treat intestinal parasites in India and these cost 2 cents per pill. FYI, to illustrate how Americans are screwed by Big Pharma, two pills of mebendazole cost just $4 in the UK, 27 cents per 100 mg pill in India and $555 per 100 mg pill in the US.

While most of the pre-clinical research uses mebendazole, probably because it is the FDA-approved-for-humans form of fenbendazole, virtually all of the self-treating clinical reports involve the use of fenbendazole. Because the preclinical cancer studies use mebendazole (ironically the human form of fenbendazole) and humans self-treat their cancers with fenbendazole (the animal form of mebendazole) it is very reasonable to assume that mebendazole and fenbendazole are functional equivalents with respect to cancer. It would be helpful if future pre-clinical and clinical investigations simply used fenbendazole as a practical matter. For the purposes of this Substack, fenbendazole, mebendazole and albendazole are used interchangably.

Where to get fenbendazole
In our experience and the experiences of those that write in, it appears that the three readily available brands of fenbendazole (Panacur-C, FenBen Labs, Happy Healing Labs) are equally effective. Panacur-C can be obtained locally in pet stores, while they all can be obtained from Amazon.

If you would like to report your experiences with fenbendazole you can do so privately by email myfenbendazole@proton.me or more publically in the Comments section in any of the articles. Also, if you know of people who’ve tried fenbendazole, and it didn’t work, we’d be especially interested in hearing from you now. Understanding the conditions and factors that enhance or impede the success of fenbendazole in treating cancer are valuable.

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