Category: Research

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Research

Flint Animal Cancer Center awarded Ann and Lawrence G. Laiks Canine Cancer Fund

Kate Shelton  |  July 12, 2023

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 […]

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Research

Dimitri – The Cat that Has Changed the Face of Cancer Research

Kate Shelton  |  June 9, 2023

“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 […]

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Research

Drs. Regan and Leibowitz Win V Foundation Grant for Pediatric Osteosarcoma Research

Kate Shelton  |  February 27, 2023

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. […]

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Research

Collaborating to Conquer Cancer

Kate Shelton  |  February 3, 2023

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 […]

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Latest News

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 […]

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Pet Cancer Treatment

Using 3-D Printing Technology To Personalize Limb-Spare Implants

Lauren Mingus  |  July 11, 2019

One of the most common cancers in dogs is osteosarcoma (bone cancer). Typical treatment includes amputation, but for some patients, amputation is not an option due to neurologic or orthopedic issues, such as arthritis. The limb-spare technique developed by Flint Animal Cancer Center’s founding director Dr. Steve Withrow provided a solution for those patients (and human […]

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Our Team

Golden Retriever Lifetime Study Enters Seventh Year

Lauren Mingus  |  January 17, 2019

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 […]

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Our Team

Dr. Dan Regan Searches For Answers To Combat Metastatic Disease

Lauren Mingus  |  August 8, 2019

When Dr. Dan Regan talks about his work in cancer research, he boils it down to a simple analogy known as the seed and soil theory. He wants to understand how cancer cells (seeds) know where to find welcoming locations to take root (soil).  In science speak, Regan studies the tumor microenvironment and metastatic disease. […]