The incidence of this rare cancer in dogs and cats may be on the rise. Find out how to spot a primary lung tumor and what new forms of therapy may soon be at your disposal.
Mar 1, 2008
By:
Kerry C. Rissetto, DVM, Pamela Lucas, DVM, Timothy M. Fan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (internal medicine, oncology)
The goal of this article is to describe the common histologic variants, clinical signs, biologic behavior, and newest options for early diagnosis and effective treatment of primary lung tumors in dogs and cats.
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Various tumor-related factors may lead to elevated calcium concentrations that can greatly contribute to a cancer patient's morbidity. Here's how to help alleviate the suffering associated with this common paraneoplastic syndrome.
May 1, 2007
By:
Pamela Lucas, DVM, Hugues Lacoste, DVM, DACVIM (oncology), Louis-Philippe de Lorimier, DVM, DACVIM (oncology), Timothy M. Fan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (internal medicine, oncology)
About 45% to 65% of hypercalcemic dogs and 10% to 30% of hypercalcemic cats have underlying neoplasia.
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These tumors in dogs are difficult to completely resect, so the prognosis for long-term survival is guarded. But new avenues of treatment are being discovered, and treatment protocols already in place can extend and enhance dogs' lives.
Jun 1, 2006
By:
David A. Heller, DVM, Louis-Philippe de Lorimier, DVM, DACVIM (oncology), Timothy M. Fan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (internal medicine, oncology)
Transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is by far the most common neoplasm of the urinary system in dogs.
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