Cancer and Health Issue Contacts

Cancer Studies Support Team

These dedicated people have all been there, too. They can offer you support, information sources and mentoring should you wish your dog to participate in any or all of the on-going cancer studies.

Post to: FCR-Cancer-Support@yahoogroups.com and you will receive a reply from a team member as soon as possible, or contact one of the people listed below:

Gay Coffin jcoffin121@hotmail.com 203-981-4522
Cynthia McCollum cyndogs@tampabay.rr.com 727-953-6974
Vicky Nickerson seleya8@aol.com 781-837-1566
Maggie Minkiewicz maggiemink03@yahoo.com 770-532-0942

Cancer Study Contacts

Note: contact information is also available with the information on each study and with the vet instructions for each study.  

Breen & Modiano Study of Hemangiosarcoma, Lymphoma and Osteosarcoma

Dr. Matthew Breen
Soft Tissue Sarcoma Project
NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine
CVM Research Building
4700 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone. 919-513-1467(office)/-1466 (lab)
Fax: 919-513-7301
Email: info@breenlab.org
Download the
Veterinarian Instructions

(PDF)

Malignant Histiocytosis in the Flat Coated Retriever

For Dr. Elaine Ostrander's study, contact:
Amanda Herda
Samples Manager, Ostrander Lab
CGB/NHGRI/NIH
50 South Drive , MSC 8000
Bldg. 50, Room 5347
Bethesda , MD 20892-8000
Phone: 301-451-9390
Fax: 301-594-0023
E-mail:dog_genome@mail.nih.gov
Download the
Veterinarian Instructions

(PDF)

Sharon Meyers Health Committee

Administers the Flat-Coated Retriever Health Database and oversees some of the studies funded by the Flat-Coated Retriever Foundation.  

Contacts:  

Frances Powrie (Chair)
franpowrie@verizon.net

Vicky Nickerson
seleya8@aol.com

Ingrid Sarelius
isarelius@rochester.rr.com

Lamora Cole
CRSRGL@HAL-PC.ORG

Monica Stephens
WestWindRet@socal.rr.com

Shirleen Roeder, Cancer Committee Chair
shirleen.roeder@yale.edu