Machines, Technology & Research
Machines and Technology
The CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System is a non-invasive alternative to surgery for the treatment of both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body, including the prostate, lung, brain, spine, liver, pancreas and kidney. The treatment – which delivers beams of high dose radiation to tumors with extreme accuracy – offers new hope to patients worldwide.
Though its name may conjure images of scalpels and surgery, the CyberKnife treatment involves no cutting. In fact, the CyberKnife System is the world’s first and only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors throughout the body non-invasively. It provides a pain-free, non-surgical option for patients who have inoperable or surgically complex tumors, or who may be looking for an alternative to surgery.'
A few of the many areas of exciting research
Nutrition and Cancer: Frontiers for Cure
Research over the last 17 years has explored the beneficial effect of nutrients to support the cancer patient. This work has resulted in the first nationally and internationally patented nutritional formula for treating the cancer patient that results in improved quality of life and length of life. For additional details about nutrition and cancer, visit our Nutrition page.
Safer, Better Radiation
Radiation therapy has been used for decades to improve length of life and quality of life. Important research at the Angel Care Cancer Center is designed to deliver radiation in a safer, more effective manner.
Safer, Faster, Better Chemo!
Imagine a world of anticancer therapy that has few side effects yet is very effective for the treatment of cancer. That is what has been the focus of the research team at Angel Care Cancer Center, who over the last decade and a half, have forged new frontiers to find new and better anticancer drugs. The result has been the introduction of many drugs into the routine care of pets with cancer worldwide.
Outsmarting Cancer
One of the ways cancer can be cured is by understanding how it survives and spreads throughout the body. Angel Care Cancer Center researchers are investigating different ways of blocking the use of a set of enzymes called metalloproteinases as a strategy to cure cancer. This exciting approach to the treatment of cancer has many promises by preventing the cancer from spreading throughout the body. The results could mean improved cures for pets with cancer.
Immunity and Cancer
The immune system has been recognized for a long time as an important link to curing or controlling cancer. The work performed by the cancer research team has discovered many ways in which cancer impacts the immune system, and how to harness the immune system to fight off this horrible disease. One example is the pioneering use of growth factors to treat certain diseases and to prevent chemotherapy induced toxicity.
Greater Understanding of Cancer
New advances in cancer care can only happen if we know everything possible about cancer. Research conducted by the caring team at Angel Care Cancer Center is unraveling the mysteries of cancer and how cancer impacts the body. By understanding the enemy, we can begin to defeat it.
The Research Director
Gregory K. Ogilvie, DVM
Diplomate ACVIM (Specialties of Internal Medicine, Oncology)
Director, Angel Care Cancer Center
Prior to joining the team at Angel Care Cancer Center at California Veterinary Specialists in 2003, Dr. Ogilvie was a full tenured professor, internist, head of medical oncology and director of the medical oncology research laboratory at Colorado State University (CSU). During this 16-year period, Greg also spent one year as a visiting INSERM scientist at the medical school and the Laboratoire Nutrition, Croissance et Cancer at the Université François Rabelais, Tours France. While at CSU, Dr. Ogilvie became one of the first board certified veterinary oncologists in the nation and during his tenure co-authored two veterinary medical books, Managing the Veterinary Cancer Patient and Feline Oncology: Compassionate Care for Cats with Cancer. He has also written more than 120 peer reviewed articles and chapters, as well as over 120 scientific abstracts. While at CSU, he was awarded two international patents; over $5 million in research grants; and was the recipient of many awards including the:
Arnold O. Beckman Research Award
Beecham Research Award
Purina Small Animal Research Award
Scheidy Memorial Research Award
American Veterinary Medical Association's "Veterinarian of the Year, 1995"
Cycle Award-American Animal Hospital Association's "Veterinarian of the Year, 1996"
Colorado Veterinary Medical Association Outstanding Faculty Award, 1996.
Want to help? Please call Angel Care Cancer Center at California Veterinary Specialists at . If we can also help your pet with cancer, we encourage you to call us and make an appointment.
Diplomate ACVIM (Specialties of Internal Medicine, Oncology)
Director, Angel Care Cancer Center
Prior to joining the team at Angel Care Cancer Center at California Veterinary Specialists in 2003, Dr. Ogilvie was a full tenured professor, internist, head of medical oncology and director of the medical oncology research laboratory at Colorado State University (CSU). During this 16-year period, Greg also spent one year as a visiting INSERM scientist at the medical school and the Laboratoire Nutrition, Croissance et Cancer at the Université François Rabelais, Tours France. While at CSU, Dr. Ogilvie became one of the first board certified veterinary oncologists in the nation and during his tenure co-authored two veterinary medical books, Managing the Veterinary Cancer Patient and Feline Oncology: Compassionate Care for Cats with Cancer. He has also written more than 120 peer reviewed articles and chapters, as well as over 120 scientific abstracts. While at CSU, he was awarded two international patents; over $5 million in research grants; and was the recipient of many awards including the:
Arnold O. Beckman Research Award Beecham Research Award Purina Small Animal Research Award Scheidy Memorial Research Award American Veterinary Medical Association's "Veterinarian of the Year, 1995" Cycle Award-American Animal Hospital Association's "Veterinarian of the Year, 1996" Colorado Veterinary Medical Association Outstanding Faculty Award, 1996. Want to help? Please call Angel Care Cancer Center at California Veterinary Specialists at . If we can also help your pet with cancer, we encourage you to call us and make an appointment.
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