Centre reports successful six months of research

Despite only opening its doors at the beginning of 2013, the Kennel Club Cancer Centre has treated more than 150 new patients and given more than 200 doses of chemotherapy.

Located at the Animal Health Trust (AHT), the centre reported that it has seen a fifth more patients than it anticipated since opening and has treated more than 15 dog breeds for seven different types of cancer.

The high number of patients has also benefitted the centre's ongoing cancer research programme.

"It's been a busy six months… but the centre is making a big difference for the animals we are seeing through our doors," said Sue Murphy, specialist in veterinary oncology and head of the AHT's Small Animal Centre.

"We are now able to offer each and every patient the specific treatment for its specific cancer."

Sue added that being able to combine surgery with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy on one site is far better and less stressful, and enables the centre to gather information that may indirectly help improve cancer treatment for other dogs.

"Every cancer case we treat at the AHT contributes towards clinical and genetic research projects, helping us to better understand the disease and find ways to more accurately diagnose and treat it in the future," she said.

Click here to find out more about the work at the Kennel Club Cancer Centre.

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