ACC Newsletter Information

Winter 2012
Clinical Trials Faculty Appointed Thanks to Gift from Anschutz Foundation
With support from The Anschutz Foundation, the Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University has named Dr. Jenna Burton, assistant professor and a board certified veterinary medical oncologist, as the first full-time clinical trials faculty member.

Winter 2011
Contributing to Advances in Feline Cancer Treatments
A 10-year-old longhaired orange tabby cat named Cyrano is a rarity among his species. Not for his weight, a hefty 28 pounds, but because he is one of the first cats in the country to undergo a highly specialized radiation treatment for bone cancer, thanks to state-of-the-art medicine available at the Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University.

Summer 2010
Meet Dr. Rodney Page, the New Director of Colorado State University's Animal Cancer Center
Dr. Page comes to CSU from Cornell University where he was the founding director of the Sprecher Institute for Comparative Cancer Research and served as the chair for the Department of Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Winter 2010
Man’s Best Friend Aids Cancer Researchers in Designing New Treatments
Pet dogs with spontaneously occurring cancer may provide researchers with important information on how to improve diagnoses and design more effective treatments for human cancers.

Winter 2009
One Young D.V.M. Finds his Niche in Colorado State’s Cancer Biology Program
Dr. Luke Wittenburg, a fourth-year student in Colorado State University’s Cancer Biology Ph.D. program, offers a smile and a chuckle when asked about his decision to leave a career in private practice to return to school to pursue an advanced research degree.

Summer 2008
Dr. E. Hadley Jr.: Deepest Thanks to a Quiet Philanthropist
When Dr. Stephen Withrow first met the quiet, unassuming man in the plaid shirt and jeans, his only thoughts were for the golden retriever accompanying the man. The dog’s name was Sunny and she had a nasty tumor in her upper jaw.

Winter 2007 - 2008
Five Years in Review: From the Desk of the Director, Dr. Stephen Withrow
It is hard to believe that five years have passed since we walked through the doors of our new wing, The Robert H. and Mary G. Flint Animal Cancer Center. They have been hectic, eventful years marked by some enormous successes and strong support from our clients, our professional colleagues and the Colorado State University administration.

Winter 2006 - 2007
CSU Animal Cancer Center Will Lead the Way in Radiation Therapy Advances
In September 2007, the most versatile tool available to oncologists anywhere will open a new chapter in the success of the Animal Cancer Center. A newly-acquired linear accelerator, the Varian Trilogy System, will give clinicians the ability to deliver radiation therapy at higher doses with unparalleled accuracy and far fewer side effects.

Winter 2005 - 2006
Cancer Biology Degree Program
Joe Sottnik appears to be a normal graduate student, with a ready smile and an open, friendly manner. Not too far into the conversation, though, when he begins to sprinkle the discussion with terms such as “immunotherapy” and “molecular signatures,” the highly intelligent, thoughtful student of biology and medicine begins to emerge.

Winter 2004 - 2005
Animal Cancer Center Proposes New 10 Million Dollar Program
An ambitious 10 million dollar plan proposed by the Colorado State University Robert H. Flint Animal Cancer Center to vastly increase and expand research, development, and application of new cancer treatments, as well as create new national and international research partnerships, has been laid before the Colorado State University Academic Enrichment Program committee.