Comprehensive Cancer Care Service

Catalog description

This service will expose students to a comprehensive approach to clinical oncology in small animals, including cancer diagnosis, staging, treatment, and palliative care. This service is primarily comprised of faculty and staff from Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology. Other services, such as Interventional Radiology, may also be involved. Students are expected to participate in the care of outpatient and hospitalized cases and in patient care rounds in the morning and afternoon. Weekend duties include morning and afternoon treatments for hospitalized patients. Each student will present and discuss a journal article or relevant tumor topic once during the service.