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Pet Cancer Treatment

For the Love of Lucy

The James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital celebrated the opening of the Lucy & Family PET/CT Suite last week. This suite houses a state-of-the-art Siemens PET/CT scanner that adds to the hospital’s advanced diagnostic imaging tools and brings Colorado State University one step closer to being a full Siemens campus, the industry leader for advanced […]

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FACC Patient Stories

Be Like Basil

“Basil is the sweetest, most loving cat I’ve ever had. She’s the best cat ever,” said Tina Parkhurst, Basil’s mom. “I just want more people to be like Basil. Be kind. Be compassionate. I’m so floored that everyone loves Basil as much as I do and I feel really lucky that they’re all like her […]

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Research

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

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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Our Team

Dr. Thamm Awarded Alan Kelly International Veterinary Award

Dr. Thamm is integral to the operations and success of the Flint Animal Cancer Center both on the clinical and research side of our organization. His diligence and dedication earned him the 2023 Alan Kelly International Award for The Kennel Club’s International Canine Health Awards. This award is given in recognition of his work improving […]

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Research

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

“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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One Cure Clinical Trials

Charlie the Charismatic Teaching Dog

Charlie is a current One Cure clinical trials patient in the GEM-IB for osteosarcoma (bone cancer) study. This study is testing a new drug that combines a bone-targeting agent with a chemotherapy drug in an attempt to increase the concentration of the cancer drug at the site of the tumor, with the hopes of decreasing […]

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Our Team

The Legacy of Dr. Rodney Page

The answer to cancer may be walking right beside us. – Dr. Page The One Medicine for pets and people approach has guided Dr. Rodney Page’s career. After a lifetime of achievements, Page has announced his plans to retire as the longtime director of the Robert H. and Mary G. Flint Animal Cancer Center and […]

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FACC Patient Stories

Lilly Belle the Miracle Dog

Longtime CSU Animal Cancer Center Patient Battles Cancer for the Fourth Time If there was ever a dog with the heart of a lover and the determination of a fighter, it’s Lilly Belle. Lilly is on her fourth cancer battle, but you’d never know it by the smile on her face or the way her […]

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One Cure Clinical Trials

Cancer Research Takes Us All

Liz and Rhylee – Cancer Vaccine Trial Participants “This is all I can do and I hope it’s enough. I hope that the study helps researchers find out more about cancer, and I hope they’re able to stop it someday. I can’t do cancer research but I can do this. Cancer research takes us all,” […]

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Latest News

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

“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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Companion Animals in the Face of a Cancer Diagnosis

The FACC has worked closely with the CU Cancer Center for more than twenty years. Together, we are partners in the world’s most advanced comparative oncology research program for pets and people. Last year, FACC director, Dr. Rod Page, and his CU counterpart, Dr. Richard Schulick, announced a new collaborative initiative that awarded a total […]

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Research

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

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. […]