What would you do – a transnational study on veterinarians’ recommendations concerning radiotherapy in dogs and cats with cancer
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What would you do – a transnational study on veterinarians’ recommendations concerning radiotherapy in dogs and cats with cancer. / Springer, S.; Bøker Lund, T. ; Sandøe, P.; Grimm, H.; Corr, S. A.; Kristensen, A. T.
Transforming food systems: ethics, innovation and responsibility. ed. / Donald Bruce; Ann Bruce. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2022. p. 356-362.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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T1 - What would you do – a transnational study on veterinarians’ recommendations concerning radiotherapy in dogs and cats with cancer
AU - Springer, S.
AU - Bøker Lund, T.
AU - Sandøe, P.
AU - Grimm, H.
AU - Corr, S. A.
AU - Kristensen, A. T.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The field of veterinary oncology has advanced greatly over the last decade, and veterinarians have an important role in advising owners on whether and when certain treatments, such as radiotherapy, are indicated for dogs and cats. Using an online questionnaire (N=636), we investigated what treatment Austrian, Danish and UK veterinarians would recommend for a cat and a dog in a disease scenario where adjunctive radiotherapy would be optimal (a cat with a feline injection-site sarcoma and a dog with a soft tissue sarcoma). In both scenarios, around 40% of the veterinarians suggested radiotherapy, around 10% advised against it and around 27% did not make any recommendation. No significant differences were found in the advice given based on species. However, we identified that Danish veterinarians were significantly less likely to suggest radiotherapy compared to their UK and Austrian colleagues. Further, we found that veterinarians with additional qualifications or a greater interest in advancing veterinary medicine were more likely to recommend radiotherapy. Even though veterinarians would recommend radiotherapy for both species equally, the fact that approximately one quarter of veterinarians would not make any recommendation raises a potential ethical challenge since it may lead to different access of treatment for animal patients suffering from cancer.
AB - The field of veterinary oncology has advanced greatly over the last decade, and veterinarians have an important role in advising owners on whether and when certain treatments, such as radiotherapy, are indicated for dogs and cats. Using an online questionnaire (N=636), we investigated what treatment Austrian, Danish and UK veterinarians would recommend for a cat and a dog in a disease scenario where adjunctive radiotherapy would be optimal (a cat with a feline injection-site sarcoma and a dog with a soft tissue sarcoma). In both scenarios, around 40% of the veterinarians suggested radiotherapy, around 10% advised against it and around 27% did not make any recommendation. No significant differences were found in the advice given based on species. However, we identified that Danish veterinarians were significantly less likely to suggest radiotherapy compared to their UK and Austrian colleagues. Further, we found that veterinarians with additional qualifications or a greater interest in advancing veterinary medicine were more likely to recommend radiotherapy. Even though veterinarians would recommend radiotherapy for both species equally, the fact that approximately one quarter of veterinarians would not make any recommendation raises a potential ethical challenge since it may lead to different access of treatment for animal patients suffering from cancer.
U2 - 10.3920/978-90-8686-939-8_55
DO - 10.3920/978-90-8686-939-8_55
M3 - Article in proceedings
SN - 978-90-8686-387-7
SP - 356
EP - 362
BT - Transforming food systems
A2 - Bruce, Donald
A2 - Bruce, Ann
PB - Wageningen Academic Publishers
ER -
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