Palliative care for nasal cancer patientsDecember 16, 2024Learn how you can help alleviate pain and discomfort, enhance quality of life, and provide emotional support both for your cancer patients and their owners through the integration of palliative care in the practice.
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From cut to cure: A look at the principles of small animal surgical oncologyNovember 12, 2024Surgical planning for cancer patients requires information gained from diagnostics, knowledge and history of the tumor being addressed, and a discussion with owners regarding their goals for their pets.
Why canine and human GI similarities matterOctober 25, 2024There are substantial commonalities that underpin the gastrointestinal (GI) functions of both humans and dogs and their responses to diseases and drugs, including cancer and various forms of cancer treatments.
Demystifying cancer screening and detectionFebruary 21, 2024Before we can broadly incorporate these tests into our clinical practice, we need to understand how they work, consider the evidence behind them.
Puppy regrows jaw after mandibulectomyFebruary 5, 2024Tyson, a three-month-old French bulldog, had its lower left mandible removed at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine due to a malignant oral tumor
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveRecent Advancements in OncologyJanuary 31, 2024In this session: Craig Clifford, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology), describes the latest in the field of oncology, including a chemotherapy sensitivity assay from Imprimed to help guide drug decisions, a new conditionally approved drug for canine lymphoma called Laverdia CA-1, and the use of the oncoK9 liquid biopsy test from PetDx.
Precision medicine aim of new AI-driven projectNovember 27, 2023The AI-driven digital imaging platform will be developed to collect, collate, and analyze patient data from the UF College of Veterinary Medicine’s clinical caseload across animal species.
Chinese herbs for cancer: Facts, folklore, and fabrications surround their useNovember 24, 2023"Some Asian herbs act as chemosensitizers and radiosensitizers; others are chemoprotective and radioprotective. How all these herbs and drugs interact when co-administered remains anybody’s guess."
Limb-sparing treatment for canine osteosarcoma to be explored in new studyNovember 14, 2023The new research is set to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel drug combination tailored to giant-breed dogs diagnosed with osteosarcoma.
AI aids in precision treatment for cancerSeptember 28, 2023This 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.
