Veterinary cancer articles
Clear, practical explanations of cancer treatments and decisions owners may need to discuss with a veterinary oncologist.
Diagnosis first, surgery secondWhat to do when you find a lump, and why the first operation should begin with a diagnosis and a plan.Clinical trials for pets with cancerWhat experimental treatment really means, how to weigh the risk, and what a trial match can — and cannot — tell you.How Laverdia worksWhat the oral lymphoma drug does, what the FDA study showed, and the side effects reported in treated dogs.Consent to a cancer clinical trial: what owners should understandHow trial consent forms explain risks, complication costs, withdrawal and restrictions on public accounts.Lomustine dose changes are common. Monitoring should be too.What CBC nadirs, neutropenia, dose changes and liver monitoring mean for owners.When a cancer remedy causes visible harmWhy burns, necrosis, vomiting, and diarrhea are evidence of injury, not proof that cancer is being treated.Mushrooms, herbs, and supplements for dogs with cancerWhy supportive supplements should be selected for the individual dog, purpose, and treatment plan.Fenbendazole, ivermectin, and repurposed drugs for dogs with cancerWhat the evidence shows, why personal protocols are hard to interpret, and how to reduce avoidable risk.Cancer screening from a routine blood drawWhat Cancer Dx can and cannot tell owners of older dogs, and why the planned HSA addition is worth watching.Clean, close, and dirty surgical marginsWhat margins mean after tumor removal and what they can — and cannot — tell you about recurrence risk.Electrochemotherapy in veterinary oncologyHow ECT works, when it is used, dirty surgical margins, recovery and finding a treatment center.Cancer vaccines for dogsONCEPT, Yale EGFR/HER2, personalized vaccines, active trials and what the evidence actually shows.Where veterinary cancer trials are headingImmunotherapy, vaccines, targeted drugs, engineered immune cells, focused ultrasound and new radiation approaches — what is being tested and what the results mean.