Veterinary Oncology Support

Not long ago, companion animals diagnosed with cancer had one treatment option,euthanasia. Today, oncology procedures in veterinary medicine mirror that of human medicine with advances such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and surgery that can add years of life to our dogs and cats.

Additional funding is needed to enhance established programs in such areas as tumor angiogenesis (the study of how tumors grow) and comparative oncology (using the techniques of human medicine to cure problems in animals'and vice versa).

New research on tumor angiogenesis will build upon the Thelma Zalk Missouri Professorship in Tumor Angiogenesis. The Tom and Betty Scott Missouri Program in Veterinary Oncology is already well regarded in the profession, but can benefit from additional endowments.

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