Veterinary Practice News: Cancer research gets $825K boost
Petco Foundation and Blue Buffalo have donated $825,000 to 11 research centers across the U.S. in support of cancer research.
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Staying Human: Dr. Steve Withrow grows connection through gardening
While he’s best known as an innovator in veterinary cancer care and an early leader in the field of comparative oncology, Dr. Steve Withrow has a side passion for gardening. When COVID hit, he committed to maximizing the potential of his 27,000-square-foot fruit tree orchard, berry patches, and vegetable garden.
Undefeated and unfazed: Piper conquers cancer
“I just can’t say enough about the oncology nurses at CSU… I know they treated her with so much compassion and love and that made it easier for me too,” Rachel Askeland says.
CSU cancer researcher named 2020 Boettcher Investigator
Dan Regan, an assistant professor in Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, was recently selected to receive the Boettcher Foundation’s 2020 Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award.
Coloradoan: 'A happy doggy life': Cancer-detecting technique at Colorado State vet hospital gives hope
Dr. Lynn Griffin started the study last year with an internal grant from CSU to fund the tests with six dogs. This year, the Morris Animal Foundation provided a $100,000 grant for her to continue the study in at least 30 other dogs.
Veterinary Practice News: Noninvasive cancer imaging technique to help in early detection
A new cancer imaging technique is expected to significantly improve the ability to diagnose the disease’s spread to lymph nodes in dogs with head and neck tumors.
CSU Todos Santos Center staff visit Colorado campuses to exchange knowledge, best practices
Three staff members from the CSU Todos Santos Center in Baja California Sur, Mexico, traveled to Colorado to meet and exchange knowledge with their U.S. colleagues.
9News: CSU vets are giving dogs vaccines to prevent cancer
VIDEO: "It could be a huge deal. This is something that is really, really groundbreaking. Obviously, we don’t know if it’s going to work, which is why we are doing this study," said Dr. Doug Thamm.
Country Music Television: Tanya Tucker Adopts Animal Rescue as Her Platform
"The other place that I’ve recently become involved with is 'Colorado State University of Veterinary Medicine' in Fort Collins. I happened to be there visiting friends on the way to California and my dog Kona, my Golden Retriever, would have died, because he had cancer in his heart. But they took him in and saved his life." -Tanya Tucker
WIND-FM: How man’s best friend is helping cancer treatment
By Dr. Nicole Ehrhart: Cancer diagnoses in dogs are on the rise, as are cancer diagnoses in people. In fact, canine cancer is the leading cause of death in pets over the age of 10 years.