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A large dog is being prepped to undergo radiation therapy with a TrueBeam linear accelerator

Radiation: One of Four Pillars of Cancer Therapy

July 17, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

With every cancer diagnosis there are challenges of local tumor invasion and of systemic control (metastasis). The classic anti-tumor treatment modalities (pillars) include surgery and radiation for local control and chemotherapy for systemic control, with…
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Shahid Khan-Laura Garrett-Ann Khan-Tim Fan-Shanna Khan at the investiture ceremony; photo of construction site for new oncology wing; architect's rendering of new oncology wing

An Investment with Boundless Returns

March 11, 2025 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. I love watching buildings go up. I happen to be fascinated by cranes. (Not the bird kind, the construction kind.) Much more exciting…
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Clinical Trial Addresses Dogs’ Chemo Side Effects

March 12, 2024 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; March 11) – Dr. Matthew Berry, a veterinary oncologist at the University of Illinois, is conducting a clinical trial designed to evaluate the conventional approach to treating chemotherapy-induced diarrhea in dogs undergoing cancer…
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PAC-1 Anti-Cancer Agent Shines in Human Trials

December 13, 2023 / In the News

Business News (Dec. 12) – PAC-1, a drug originally developed by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, triggers programmed cell death in cancer cells. Most notably, it managed to halt tumor growth in…
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Radiation for Pets with Cancer

September 19, 2023 / In the News

Paw Report (WEIU-TV; Sept. 18) – Dr. Kim Selting, radiation oncologist, welcomes the “Paw Report” crew to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital to show them the latest technology in cancer treatment for pets.