This year, approximately six million dogs will be diagnosed with cancer. Although the incidence of canine cancer is nearly three times higher than human cancer, veterinarians have far fewer tools at their disposal to effectively treat their patients.
Improving outcomes for dogs afflicted with a particularly aggressive and fatal type of cancer is the goal of a clinical trial currently underway.
A newly funded study will evaluate the potential of a cancer drug to control tumor growth for dogs with histiocytic sarcoma. The multi-center clinical trial, which is being conducted at Michigan State University (MSU), University of Florida, University of Wisconsin, and …
Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study has now reached a milestone with the accrual of 500 cumulative diagnoses of four major cancers in dogs: hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma, high-grade mast cell tumor, and osteosarcoma.
Technology in the form of liquid biopsy is helping us move the needle on early cancer detection in dogs.
One of the major issues that can arise during cancer treatment in cats and dogs is malnutrition. Cancer and its treatment often have negative effects on feeding behavior, including loss of appetite. Inability to consume adequate amounts of nutrients and calories can lead to malnutrition and weight loss.
One of the major issues that can arise during cancer treatment in cats and dogs is malnutrition. Cancer and its treatment often have negative effects on feeding behavior, including loss of appetite. Inability to consume adequate amounts of nutrients and calories can lead to malnutrition and weight loss.
One of the major issues that can arise during cancer treatment in cats and dogs is malnutrition. Cancer and its treatment often have negative effects on feeding behavior, including loss of appetite. Inability to consume adequate amounts of nutrients and calories can lead to malnutrition and weight loss.
This session: Lindsay Hallman, VTS, touches on the history of cancer, and chemotherapy, as well as the modern use of chemotherapy in veterinary medicine. The second half of the lecture focuses on common oncological emergencies, hemangiosarcoma, osteosarcoma, mast cell tumors, and lymphoma.
