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IN IT 2GETHER: Solving Cancer One Puzzle Piece at a Time

Kate Shelton  |  July 9, 2024

Growing clinical trials, together  “I’m Matt Lubick and I’m a cancer survivor. I’ve learned more and more about the impact that animal research has on the acceleration of trials – which I had – and the development of stem cell transplants – which I also had. Those treatments are the reason I’m here today,” said Lubick. […]

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The Measure of a Good Life – In Memory of Shelley Kerr

Kate Shelton  |  April 18, 2023

“Shelley made everyday matter,” Shelley Kerr’s husband, Dave Cummings said. “No matter how hard the cancer got or how much pain she was in, Shelley really lived her life and she made each day count. Up until the very end, she fought with an armor made of smiles.” Shelley Kerr was many things – a […]

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FACC at Research Day 2023

Kate Shelton  |  January 30, 2023

The 24th Annual College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Research Day was held on January 28, 2023. Research Day is a showcase of cutting-edge research projects and approaches from members of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences community. The annual symposium is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to present their […]

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Indycar: Rahal’s Dog Arrow Helps Spread One Cure Message

IndyCar  |  April 10, 2019

Like many pet owners, he has been touched the loss of a dog due to cancer, including the recent passing of his mother’s Labradoodle named Bear. That’s what makes his NTT IndyCar Series team’s partnership with One Cure and Colorado State University’s Flint Animal Care Center so important to the star driver. Read the full […]

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Radiation Oncology Team Exploring New Option to Treat Superficial Tumors in Pets

Lauren Mingus  |  March 4, 2021

With technology borrowed from human medicine, the radiation oncology team at the Flint Animal Cancer Center recently treated its first pet patient using superficial radiation therapy. The new radiation machine, originally acquired through a collaboration with the James L. Voss Teaching Hospital’s ophthalmology service to treat squamous cell carcinomas on the eyelids of horses, is […]

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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 […]