The North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine now offers horse owners the option for radiation therapy of equine skin cancers that could not be treated easily with more conventional techniques. 

According to Brian Gilger, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVO, professor of ophthalmology at the NC State Veterinary Teaching Hospital, as good veterinary care brings increased longevity to horses, veterinarians have seen an increase in skin cancers such as the as the nonmalignant sarcoid tumor, as well as the malignant squamous cell carcinoma