WOMAN’S QUEST TO SAVE DOG PART OF BIGGER PICTURE IN CANCER TREATMENT
The Duke Cancer Institute and the NCSU Veterinary School are joining forces to form the “Consortium for Canine Comparative Oncology.”
One benefit of pooling their resources is an increased patient population.
Will Eward, MD, DVM
“A good example is a type of cancer called osteosarcoma, this is the most common bone cancer in kids. And we only see about 1,000 cases per year in people, but we see probably upwards of 50,000 cases in dogs, explains Duke Orthopedic Surgeon Will Eward, MD.
Eward also happens to be trained animal surgeon and sometimes treats “animal patients” as a veterinarian. Eward went on to explain that after ignoring this for years, doctors are starting to erase the dividing line between humans and their canine companions.
