Partners in Healing
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
Work being done at Tufts is helping to advance the field of comparative oncology, which looks at how cancer behaves and is best treated in people and other species.
Articles tagged: elizabeth mcniel
Partners in Healing
Monday, November 2nd, 2015
Veterinarians and physicians are poised to deliver a knockout blow to the cancers that their patients share When Renee Holden saw the large lump under her cat’s tongue, her instincts told her it wasn’t good.… Read More
At Your Service: Radiation Oncology and Soft Tissue Veterinary Professionals Partner Together for Molly’s Case
Friday, April 17th, 2015
The news that a beloved family pet has cancer can be very upsetting. The good news is that many pets diagnosed with cancer have treatment options available to help them with their diagnosis.. At Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center, our medical and radiation oncologists and soft tissue surgeons work together to develop an individualized treatment plan based unique patient needs. Foster
Hospital’s radiation oncology and soft tissue services are lead by board- certified specialists to assist you. Read more about our radiation oncology and soft tissue services and the best way to refer a client or obtain a consult from our team.
Manar Abdel Mageed
Sunday, November 16th, 2014
Who doesn’t know a person in his life who has suffered from cancer?! This question urged me to join the pathology department as a PhD student, where cancer pathology has become my obsession. I am… Read More
Tufts’ conference explores managing genetic disorders in pets
Thursday, August 1st, 2013
Fifteen continuing medical education hours on Sept. 27-29
A Better Mousetrap
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Can cats help advance cancer treatment where mice have failed? The traditional means of testing a potential treatment for cancer is to get a lab full of mice and conduct controlled experiments that attempt to prevent tumor growth. In the late 1990s, such studies produced a new medication that choked off the blood flow to malignant cells. It was hailed as a wonder drug. “There was literally a headline in the New York Times saying scientists would cure cancer within two years,” says Elizabeth McNiel, a veterinary oncologist at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. “It was huge.”
At Your Service: Oncology
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
Tufts’ Clinical Oncology Team The clinical oncology service at Tufts’ Foster Hospital is comprised of veterinary oncologists, residents and technicians who work together as a team. The oncologists work closely with the surgery service, which has… Read More
