Practise ACVIM Oncology Specialty Examination with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) · Officially linked Oncology Specialty Exam (ONCO) Test Specifications, reviewed 2026-10-20; the blueprint itself states no effective date. The current Oncology Specialty Certification and Residency Training Manual was updated July 1, 2026 and is effective July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027. The workbook label maps to the Oncology Specialty Examination leading toward ACVIM Diplomate (Oncology) certification.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- ACVIM Specialty Exam Blueprints
- Oncology Specialty Exam (ONCO): Test Specifications
- Oncology Specialty Certification and Residency Training Manual 2026–2027
- 2026 ACVIM Oncology Specialty Examination: Candidate Preparation Information
- NCI: What Is Cancer?
- NCI: The Genetics of Cancer
- NCI: Epigenetics SPOREs
- NCI Dictionary: Telomerase
- New Clarity on the Warburg Effect
- NCI: Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- NCI: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
- NCI: How Do Clinical Trials Work?
- NCI Dictionary: Pharmacokinetics
- 2026 AAHA Oncology Guidelines: Overview of Common Cancers
- 2026 AAHA Oncology Guidelines: What’s New in Veterinary Oncology
- 2026 AAHA Oncology Guidelines: Tumor Diagnostics & Staging
- Diagnosis and Classification of Primary Nodal Lymphomas in Dogs: A Consensus of the Oncology-Pathology Working Group
- Proposal of a 2-tier Histologic Grading System for Canine Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumors
- 2026 AAHA Oncology Guidelines: Surgery
- 2026 AAHA Oncology Guidelines: Radiation Therapy
- FDA-hosted PALLADIA Prescribing Information
- 2026 AAHA Oncology Guidelines: Chemotherapy
- New Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours: Revised RECIST Guideline, Version 1.1
- 2026 AAHA Oncology Guidelines: Supportive and Symptomatic Care
- AAHA: Chemotherapy Extravasation Management
- 2026 AAHA Oncology Guidelines: Post-Treatment Monitoring and Follow-Up Care
ACVIM Oncology Specialty Examination
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A canine tumor contains a receptor variant that persistently transmits a growth signal without its usual ligand. Which functional classification best describes this alteration?
ACVIM Oncology Specialty Examination
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Principles of Cancer Biology
Epigenetics
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