At Work with Dr. Erika Krick
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Krick helps treat animals suffering from cancer. And though animals suffer from the same kinds of cancers as humans, treatment is slightly different, Krick says. “Our goal is to try and induce remission and prolong quality of life. We tend not to treat our patients too hard, so our incidence of side effects is really low.” Since the chemotherapy is less aggressive, for instance, pets treated usually don’t lose their hair.
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