VPN Plus+ ExclusiveIntroduction to Oncology: Easy Peasy BasicsMay 12, 2023This 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.
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An unusual surgery and an effective solutionAugust 3, 2022Recently, Dr. Mike Petty got a phone call from a panicking dog owner because her dog had what appeared to be an anal tumor, which had grown rather suddenly.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveThe Future is Here Ready or Not: Genetic Testing Leading to Precision Treatments and TelemedicineJuly 28, 2022Dr. Rachel Venable discusses new technologies recently available in veterinary medicine, which can help aid the clinician in diagnosis, prognosis, therapy options, and communication options with clients and specialists.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveThe Leaky Vessel: Extravasation Protocols and AntidotesJuly 14, 2022This presentation by Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (oncology), discusses what to do when chemotherapy administration goes wrong. It covers the common injectable chemotherapeutics and what to do if they get outside the vein. Each drug will be explained as an irritant or vesicant, plus whether or not it has an antidote, and what the suggested protocols are if extravasated. Chemotherapy handling and administration will be addressed in terms of safety and prevention.
‘Cancer Bell’ gets inaugural ring at Texas A&MJune 2, 2022A seven-year-old mastiff named Henry was recently honored as the first patient to ring Texas A&M Small Animal Teaching Hospital’s (SATH’s) new “BTHO Cancer” bell.
Liquid biopsy test can detect 30 types of canine cancer, study showsApril 27, 2022Veterinarians can now benefit from a new tool able to assist in early detection and diagnosis of 30 types of canine cancer.
Canine lymphoma drug gets full approvalJuly 20, 2021Elanco’s Tanovea product contains the active ingredient rabacfosadine, an acyclic nucleotide phosphonate that kills rapidly growing tumor cells.
Veterinary oncology receives global boostJune 1, 2021Enhancing the global standard of treatment for pets diagnosed with cancer is the goal of WSAVA’s newest committee.
Early cancer detection can save pets’ livesMay 26, 2021Educating owners on the role regular wellness checks can play in early cancer detection and treatment is the goal of a newly launched campaign.
Studies supporting canine cancer prevention, treatment get fundingMay 10, 2021The AKC Canine Health Foundation has announced grants totaling more than $850,000 for 11 projects focused on canine oncology.
