Feline cancer is all too common. In fact, as many as one in five cats will be diagnosed with cancer in their life, and many will succumb to this disease. Despite the grim prognosis of feline cancer, this cancer in cats is underfunded and underresearched in cats. Here at the Flint Animal Cancer Center, we’re […]
Without a doubt, our companion animals provide valuable information in our quest for understanding cancer. In alignment with that work, an emerging area of study is examining the role of environmental exposures in the health of companion animals. And because our pets drink the same water, breathe the same air, and are exposed to similar […]
Combining a busy clinical schedule with a robust research program is no small task, but Dr. Keara Boss makes it look easy. Boss joined the Flint Animal Cancer Center faculty in August 2016 and hit the ground running to help expand the cancer center’s radiation oncology service and also focus on developing her own research […]
Canine cancer research will be boosted annually from contributions to the Flint Animal Cancer Center, part of the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University. Lifelong learners and lovers of science, the late Dr. and Mrs. Laiks created the Ann and Lawrence G. Laiks Canine Cancer Fund in honor of their love […]
“I miss him every single day. I’ve had a lot of cats in my life, but there was just something special about Dimitri,” said Barbara Maier, Dimitri’s owner. Dimitri fought a hard and fast battle with cancer, but unfortunately, his little body succumbed to the disease. The Maiers lost Dimitri in 2018, but his legacy […]
Collaboration has always been at the core of what we do at the Flint Animal Cancer Center, and we’re proud to have worked with the CU Cancer Center for more than 40 years. Together, we make up Colorado’s Cancer Center. And together, we’re collaborating to conquer cancer including by partnering on cutting-edge pediatric osteosarcoma research. […]
The Flint Animal Cancer Center has worked closely with the University of Colorado Cancer Center for more than two decades. Together, we are partners in the world’s most advanced comparative oncology research program. Through many collaborative projects, our scientists and clinicians work with their teams to develop new treatment strategies that can be rapidly and […]
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 […]
Later this year will mark the seventh year of the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study. Enrollment began in 2012, and the study reached capacity in 2015. Led by Flint Animal Cancer Center director, Dr. Rod Page in partnership with the Morris Animal Foundation, the study is gathering information on more than 3,000 golden retrievers, throughout their […]