How does Oncura work with my veterinarian?
Your doctor is a highly trained professional that deals with a wide array of medical treatment for your pet. Because cancer care is an intensely specialized field, some veterinarians devote their total practice to medicine related to understanding and treating cancer. As in human medicine, some veterinarians choose to specialize in specific areas. Those doctors receive additional years of training in that field and are required to pass many difficult and lengthy tests to obtain a board certification in that specialty. Our doctors at Oncura have successfully completed that training and are all board certified cancer specialists. In the U.S., of the approximate 60,000 veterinarians, there are only 109 board certified medical oncologists. Because of the few numbers of board certified oncologists, finding a specialist can sometimes be difficult, requiring travel to areas where these doctors practice. Oncura is able to offer access to specialists anywhere in the world because of our unique
