Oncology

Q: Please provide a review on palliative care for animals diagnosed with cancer.

Thyroid tumors are relatively uncommon in dogs, accounting for only 1 percent to 4 percent of all tumors. The majority of diagnosed thyroid tumors in dogs are malignant, because adenomas are clinically silent and found incidentally on necropsy.

Injection-site sarcomas are associated with high recurrence rates, even with wide surgical excision.

Columbus, Ohio - A decade of research and $20 million in grants yields an impressive recipe for uncovering new information about retrovirus-associated cancer as it affects both animals and humans.

Veterinarians will see more pets with cancer, since our pet populations are living longer.

Treating specific types of cancer can be very rewarding.

Because the language of pathology originated in numerous countries and has been handed down for many generations, pathology reports are often confusing and full of misnomers.

The veterinary profession and more specifically, oncologists are taking an interest in the concept of metronomic chemotherapy.

When a pet is diagnosed with cancer, the bond that is shared between them and their human caregivers grows stronger.

Cancer pain management was not taught in veterinary schools until the 1990's.

When treating oncology patients, technicians realize more stress and job pressure with dealing with chemotherapy drugs that are vasosclerotics such as Adriamycin (doxorubricin).

One might be tempted to say that a tumor that rarely spreads to the lungs does not require thoracic radiography, but I cannot think of any instance in a cancer patient's work-up in which looking at the thorax is unnecessary.

Malignant tumors of the lower urinary tract include transitional cell carcinoma, squamous-cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, leiomyosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma.

Pullman, Wash. - In an effort to make canine bone-marrow transplants more commonplace for dogs, Washington State University's (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine is preparing to open its own transplant center at its veterinary teaching hospital.

What are the facts and figures for mammary tumors in dogs?

A 10-year-old 12-lb (5.5-kg) female spayed domestic shorthaired cat was presented to Colorado State University's Veterinary Medical Center for evaluation of a protruding nictitating membrane of the right eye.

A 3-year-old castrated male Labrador retriever with a history of blood dripping from its penis was referred to the Foster Hospital for Small Animals at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.

College Station, Texas - 5/2/2008 - Texas A&M University's veterinary college received approval to build a veterinary imaging and cancer research center. Plans for the $4.5-million project include an 8,000-square-foot building for small-animal and equine patients.

College Station, Texas - Texas A&M University's veterinary college received approval last month to build a veterinary imaging and cancer research center.

Clinicians in Liverpool studied owners' perceptions of their cats' quality of life during chemotherapy for lymphoma.

Goals of chemotherapy: tumor control, prolonged survival, maintain quality of life.

Oral tumors in cats present a challenge. These tumors are usually noticed only at very advanced stages.

Chemotherapy can cause adverse effects in veterinary cancer patients.

Malignant melanoma is the most common oral tumor in the dog.

Use of energy (photons) or energized particles (electrons, protons, neutrons) to kill cancer cells.