Welcome to the Animal Cancer and Imaging Center's new blog!

This blog is designed to provide a resource on animal cancer for veterinarians and pet owners. There are thousands and thousands of publications, articles, book chapters, etc. on veterinary oncology topics available to the knowledgeable reader. But new information is constantly evolving and by the time publications get to print, they are already on the road to being outdated. Some of the most valuable and up to date information is gained from all of those countless patients whose cases are never published. In short, experience is an important resource and reference that shouldn't be overlooked.

I want to share our experience with you in hopes of helping your patients or your own pets whose circumstances may be similar to patients we have already treated. My intense oncology experience began in 1988 at the beginning of my medical oncology residency at Colorado State University. I became board certified in 1992. It has now been 21 years since I have practiced oncology exclusively. We also have the valuable resource of Dr. Richard Walshaw, board certified surgeon, member of the prestigious Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology, and professor emeritus, MSU College of Veterinary Medicine whose experience and dedication to the practice of medical and surgical oncology spans over 3 decades. There are very few types of cancer cases that we have not yet seen or treated. However, there are always new and challenging patients presented to us every day. I will periodically share more interesting cases, share with you ongoing updates on our clinical trials, and discuss novel therapies and ideas regarding the treatment of various cancers.

"Make no judgements where you have no compassion" .....Anne McCaffrey