Approach to the companion animal cancer patient: current therapies

Veterinary oncology is the sub-speciality of veterinary medicine that deals with cancer diagnosis and treatment in animals. The methods and availability of treatment are improving almost daily with...

Approach to the companion animal cancer patient part 1: an overview

Recent research shows that the lifetime risk of cancer is now 1 in every 2 people born since the early 1960s (Ahmad et al, 2015; Cancer Research UK, 2016). Cancer is estimated to affect up to 1 in...

Chemotherapy: toxins and barriers

Chemotherapy, being a systemic treatment, is most commonly used to treat diffuse cancers, such as lymphoma, leukaemia (Chun et al, 2007). It may be used in a variety of ways, e.g. as an adjunct to...