On Tuesday, June 2, at 6:30 p.m., Laura Johnstone, BVSc, MVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, will discuss treating cancer in horses. The presentation is part of the First Tuesday Lecture Series at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) New Bolton Center and will take place at 382 West Street Road, in Kennett Square.

Cancer is the diagnosis that nobody wants to hear. However, equine veterinary medicine, following in the footsteps of human and small animal oncology, has an increasing number of options when it comes to cancer therapy for horses. Those options include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy. During her talk, Johnstone, a resident in internal medicine at the New Bolton Center, will discuss each of these options with case examples.

The series offers free lectures to the public on equine topics the first Tuesday of each month. The lectures take place in New Bolton Center’s Alumni Hall. Due to limited seating, reservations are recommended and can be made by contacting Barbara Belt at beltb@vet.upenn.edu.