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FACC Patient Stories

Canine Brain Tumor Vaccine Helps Happy Boxer Beat the Odds

Lauren Mingus | October 11, 2021

“If she’s deaf, I’m keeping her.” Those were Michelle Beston’s words to her husband as they waited for their latest foster assignment from a local boxer rescue. Beston had adopted and fostered dogs throughout her life and always hoped to bring a deaf dog into her home. When Fiona arrived, the three-month-old pup with one […]

Research

Cancer research to benefit pets and people

Lauren Mingus | June 2, 2021

For nearly four decades, the Flint Animal Cancer Center has been at the forefront of understanding the fundamental mechanisms of cancer biology, disease diagnosis, and the development of effective therapies. Our focus is on comparative oncology to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in pet animals, and translate our research and knowledge also to […]

FACC scientists search for solutions to cancer treatment challenges

Lauren Mingus | May 25, 2021

While many scientists at the Flint Animal Cancer Center focus their research on cancer cells, the Laboratory of Comparative Musculoskeletal Oncology and Traumatology views cancer through an additional lens. “Many of our colleagues are doing great work focusing on cancer itself – how to treat it effectively, how to make sure it doesn’t spread,” said […]

Our Team

Veterinary Oncology Training Programs

Lauren Mingus | February 19, 2021

Educating future cancer specialists is central to the mission of the Flint Animal Cancer Center. We have trained more surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists than any other veterinary institution in the world. We also established the first Ph.D. program in cancer biology for veterinarians. Until the day we conquer cancer, the need for additional clinical […]

One Cure Clinical Trials

Novel clinical trial seeks solution for tumor hypoxia

Lauren Mingus | November 30, 2020

It’s common knowledge among cancer researchers that tumors lacking oxygen (hypoxic) don’t respond well to radiation. Flint Animal Cancer Center radiation oncology section head, Dr. Susan LaRue, is working with colleagues at four universities to test a new approach that adds oxygen to tumors with the help of microbubbles. “Solid tumors, whether in pets or […]

Our Team

Flint Animal Cancer Center Focuses on Opportunities

Lauren Mingus | November 30, 2020

After pivoting to address the crisis caused by the global pandemic last spring, the team at the Flint Animal Cancer Center is thinking of the future and reimagining what is possible for cancer research, treatment, and prevention. “Despite the pandemic, cancer hasn’t taken a break and neither has our team,” said Dr. Rodney Page, director, […]

One Cure Clinical Trials

New Hope for Canines and Kids with Bone Cancer

Lauren Mingus | August 23, 2018

Cancer is cancer, whether you have two legs or four. With that principle in mind, Flint Animal Cancer Center scientists, Drs. Steve Dow and Dan Regan, are collaborating with pediatric oncologists at Children’s Hospital Colorado to study a promising new therapy to treat metastatic bone cancer in both dogs and kids. The Science behind the Study Tumor […]

Graham Rahal: Why I’m Racing for One Cure

Graham Rahal | August 30, 2018

When you think of the name Rahal, you likely think of racing, not dogs, and certainly not cancer research. It makes sense. Thanks to my dad, 1986 Indy 500 winner and three-time INDYCAR Champion Bobby Rahal, I grew up around race tracks. I got my first professional win when I was 16 years old in […]

Research

A Short History Of Animal Cancer

Dr. Steve Withrow | November 8, 2018

Cancer is not a new disease. In fact, cancer in animals has been around since the era of the dinosaurs. Using a portable X-ray machine, Bruce Rothschild of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine scanned 10,000 dinosaur vertebrae from more than 700 museum specimens and found evidence of cancer in duck-billed dinosaurs that roamed […]

Pet Cancer Treatment

3-D Printed Bolus: Setting A New Standard In Radiation Oncology

Lauren Mingus | May 29, 2019

The Radiation Oncology service at the Flint Animal Cancer Center is known for breaking new ground. They were the first veterinary oncology service in the U.S. to employ a linear accelerator to treat companion animals and the first in the world to offer stereotactic radiation therapy for pets. Under the direction of Dr. Del Leary, […]

Canine Cancer Prevention Vaccine Study Featured On CNN

CNN | June 21, 2019

In a new study led by Dr. Doug Thamm, medical oncologist at Colorado State University’s Flint Animal Cancer Center, owner enrolled dogs are getting a cancer prevention vaccine. If it works, humans could be next. Why dogs? “Cancer is actually the leading cause of death in adult dogs,” veterinarian Doug Thamm says. “They develop these tumors spontaneously […]

Research

Dr. Rod Page Honored For Career Achievement In Canine Research

Lauren Mingus | July 29, 2019

Dr. Rod Page, professor of medical oncology, Stephen J Withrow Presidential Chair in Oncology, and director of the Flint Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, received the American Veterinary Medical Association Career Achievement in Canine Research Award at the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium on July 27 in Worcester, Mass. As a champion of […]