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What Can I Do for my Cancer Patient

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C.G. Couto

In: EVC - Voorjaarsdagen - Amsterdam, 2015 by European Veterinary Conference - Voorjaarsdagen
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APR 11, 2015
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WHAT CAN I DO FOR MY CANCER PATIENT?

Cancer remains the main cause of death in dogs, and possibly also too in cats; in some breeds, including Golden Retrievers and retired racing Greyhounds, 60% of the deaths are due to cancer. For years, a variety of therapeutic modalities have been used in dogs and cats with cancer (Box 1). However, until two or three decades ago, surgery remained the mainstay of cancer treatment for pets. Today, nonresectable or metastatic malignancies can be treated with varied degrees of success, using some of the modalities listed in Box 1.
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Every spring the European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen used to organize. Important goals of the Voorjaarsdagen Conference were to build friendships between veterinarians at a national and international level, to enhance the quality and availability of veterinary medicine and surgery, and to foster the exchange of scientific information among veterinarians.  The activities of the European Veterinary Conference have ceased with the last meeting in 2019.

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