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Have You Heard? Radiating opinions

November 1, 2009

Owners are more positive about radiation therapy as a cancer treatment option than you might think.

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An overview of multiple myeloma in dogs and cats

October 1, 2009

Plasma cell neoplasms originate from terminally differentiated B lymphocytes that have undergone malignant transformation.

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Extramedullary and solitary osseous plasmacytomas in dogs and cats

October 1, 2009

Another important form of neoplastic plasma cells are plasmacytomas, which arise from soft tissue, where they are known as extramedullary plasmacytomas, or from bone, where they are known as solitary osseous plasmacytomas.

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Minnesota veterinary college lands funding for canine cancer trials

August 6, 2009

St. Paul, Minn. -- An experimental procedure to treat a dog with brain cancer that remains successful a year later has earned the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine funding to treat more dogs through clinical trials.

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Philanthropic fund to assist NYC-area oncology patients

July 25, 2009

New York -- Pets with cancer whose owners can?t afford treatment can get financial help from a newly established philanthropic fund, based on veterinarian referrals.

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Abbott and Oasmia Pharmaceutical ink deal for new chemotherapeutic for dogs

July 13, 2009

Abbott Park, Ill. ? A multi-year agreement to market a new chemotherapeutic agent for dogs was finalized by Abbott and Oasmia Pharmaceutical of Uppsala, Sweden.

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Just Ask the Expert: Dr. Timothy M. Fan

June 8, 2009

When do you use intralesional chemotherapy?

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FDA approves Pfizer's Palladia to treat mast-cell tumors in dogs

June 3, 2009

Rockville, Md. -- Pfizer's Palladia (Toceranib phosphate) received approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug is the first one developed specifically for the treatment of cancer in dogs, the FDA reported today.

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Prognostic factors and complications associated with surgery for oral tumors

June 1, 2009

Tumor location and completeness of excision are significantly associated with survival time in dogs with oral tumors treated surgically, regardless of histologic type.

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