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How Dogs Could Help Find A Treatment For Cancer

Some cancers are far more common in dogs than they are in people.
Patrick, a healthy Irish Wolfhound, donated blood as part of a new canine cancer research project at The Jackson Laboratory.
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What have humans done to deserve dogs? They greet us when we come home, comfort us when we’re sad and generally act as loyal companions.

Now, researchers are investigating whether tumors in dogs may help treat tumors in humans. (Talk about loyalty.) In early April, the Jackson Laboratory, which breeds and sells research mice to universities and drug companies, began collecting

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