In the 1940's, anti-neoplastic drugs began being used in patients for cancer treatment. Drugs were very experimental at the time and often discovered accidentally While cancer treatment has made many advancements over the years, the chemotherapy drugs available are largely unchanged. In veterinary oncology, we rely on human medicine and clinical trials to develop protocols for our patients. Chemotherapy is best suited for systemic cancers and may be used in conjunction with surgery and /or radiation.
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