Author information :
By Rob D. Foale, BSc,
BVetMed, DSAM, DipECVIM, MRCVS, Consultant in Small Animal Medicine,
Dick White Referrals, UK and Jackie Demetriou, BVetMed,
CertSAS, DipECVS, MRCVS, Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, The Queen's
Veterinary School Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK
Table Of Contents:
Introduction
1. How to obtain the perfect biopsy
2. Principles of cancer surgery
3. Principles of cancer chemotherapy
4. Principles of cancer radiotherapy
5. The cancer patient with halitosis
and/or nasal discharge
6. The cancer patient with halitosis
and/or hypersalivation
7. The coughing and/or dyspnoeic cancer
patient
8. The dysphagic/gagging/retching
cancer patient
9. The vomiting and/or diarrhoeic
cancer patient
10. The haematochezic or dyschezic
cancer patient
11. The anaemic cancer patient
12. The polydipsic cancer patient
13. The haematuric/stranguric/dysuric
cancer patient
14. The lame cancer patient
15. The cancer patient with lumps and
bumps
Appendices
Multiple choice questions
MCQs - Answers
Appendix 1: World Health Organization
clinical staging scheme for lymphoma in domestic animals
Appendix 2: Chemotherapy protocols
Appendix 3: Protocol for a water
deprivation test
Appendix 4: Daily calorie calculations
for dogs and cats
Appendix 5: Protocol for performing a
prostatic wast
Appendix 6: Suppliers list
Index