Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: Tao, our 11-year-old part-Siamese cat, was diagnosed with lymphoma.

A new kind of targeted therapy to treat head and neck cancer in cats could hold the key to developing similar treatments in humans, according to a new study. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ...

May is National Pet Cancer Prevention Month so KIRO Radio’s It’s Raining Cats and Dogs had on a couple of veterinarians to talk about how to look out for cancer in your animal. One way to help your ...

Mast cell tumors (MCTs) are among the most common skin cancers affecting dogs and cats. These tumors originate from mast ...

FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL OF A NEW CANCER DRUG FOR CATS. AND IT COULD HAVE APPLICATIONS FOR HUMANS. YEAH, IT’S INTERESTING. SCIENTISTS AT UC DAVIS AND UC SAN FRANCISCO HAVE TREATED CATS WITH SQUAMOUS CELL ...

Feline injection site sarcoma (FISS) is an aggressive form of cancer in cats associated with the administration of vaccines and injectable medications. It affects as many as 1 in 1,000 vaccinated cats ...

A new treatment for cats with oral cancer could also help humans. Researchers from UCSF, UC Davis, and the University of Pittsburgh enrolled 20 cats in a clinical trial. After treatment, many remained ...

Breast cancer is unfortunately prevalent not only among humans, but also in our feline friends. Just like with people, mammary cancer is very aggressive in cats, and they have the best chance of ...

How can we protect our cats from sunburn and, potentially, skin cancer? What are the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke in cats? Let’s start with sunburn, an easy fix. Our indoor and outdoor ...