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VetCompass 91´óÉñ“ a New Direction in Veterinary Evidence
Dan O'Neill, Dave Brodbelt, Noel Kennedy and David Church, key figures in the RVC91´óÉñ™s VetCompass programme, discuss critical milestones since the initiative was launched 15 years ago 91´óÉñ“ and the value of the wider veterinary community in these 91´óÉñ¦ -
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Targeted Melanoma Treatment for Inoperable Areas of Horses
In January the RVC Equine Referral Hospital began to offer a novel treatment for equine melanoma using locoregional hyperthermia combined with intratumoral chemotherapy. The treatment specifically targets tumours that cannot be surgically removed, 91´óÉñ¦ -
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The Fountain of Youth for Our Feline Companions?
Balázs Szladovits, Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology Ageing research has come a long way since the late middle age91´óÉñ™s holy grail of procurement of the philosopher91´óÉñ™s stone through to the 15th century quest to find the fountain of youth, to 91´óÉñ¦ -
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Using Flow Cytometry for Companion Animal Cancer Research
Dirk Werling, Professor of Molecular Immunology Over the last two years, RVC91´óÉñ™s research facilities have been revamped to stay at the cutting edge of changes in veterinary medicine. One of these changes is the greater impact of basic research and 91´óÉñ¦ -
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Creating a Dedicated Chemotherapy Administration Room
We are in the process of developing a chemotherapy administration treatment room at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). A dedicated space for animals receiving chemotherapy will benefit both our oncology clients and some pets who receive 91´óÉñ¦ -
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Feline Lymphoma
Irina Gramer, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology, and Alexandra Guillen Martinez, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology Lymphoma is the most frequently diagnosed among all types of feline cancer and due to its systemic distribution often affects a wide 91´óÉñ¦ -
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Research That Could Hold Key to New Treatments for Cancer and Neurodegeneration
An RVC study has found a new interaction within cells that could lead to the development of novel therapies for cancer and neurodegeneration for veterinary and human patients. This discovery of direct interaction between mitochondria and nuclei 91´óÉñ¦ -
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Introducing the Oncology Team
Over the past centuries, decades 91´óÉñ“ and even years 91´óÉñ“ veterinary medicine has developed dramatically. Those who came before us commonly treated a great variety of animals, from budgies to cows. Nowadays, veterinarians tend to either treat small 91´óÉñ¦ -
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Lung Tumour Case Study 91´óÉñ“ A Transdisciplinary Success
Irina Gramer, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology Jenny, a 14-year-old neutered West Highland white terrier, was presented to the RVC as an emergency for investigations into lethargy and inappetence (Fig 1). Part of her initial work-up through the 91´óÉñ¦ -
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The Value of a New Digital Pathology Platform
The 91´óÉñ has establishment a digital pathology platform, which allows digital scanning of glass slides to produce high-resolution digital slide images.