Philip Treuil is a veterinarian and radiation oncologist. He has helped save the lives of many pets who have been diagnosed with cancer. Radiation is a common way to treat cancer and radiation oncologists often look for new ways to use radiation to treat various types of cancer. Radiation could save your pets life.
Pets can get cancer just the same as people and if left untreated, cancer can lead to the death of a pet. While many types of pet cancers can be removed, there are also many types that cannot be cured or treated with surgery. This is when radiation treatment comes in handy,
Radiation treatment focuses a dosage of radiation directly at the cancer. This stops the cancer from spreading and eventually kills all the cancer cells and destroys the cancer. Radiation therapy may be used alone or it may be used with other cancer treatments.
In some situations, a pet may have a type of cancer that can be removed with surgery, but a vet may choose to use radiation to treat the area before or after the surgery. This ensures that all of the cancer in the area has been treated, in case the surgery was to miss part of it.
Radiation therapy is also sometimes used with surgery to stop the cancer cells from spreading so that the surgery does not cause the cancer to spread to other areas of the body. Radiation is one of the most convenient types of cancer treatment and it is often easy on the pets who receive it.
Philip Treuil believes that all pets deserve the best veterinary care and a pet with cancer can be treated with radiation therapy. If you think your pet may have cancer, talk to your veterinarian about your treatment options and see if radiation treatment is an option.