NBC Nightly News: Could dogs hold a key to curing cancer?
With their genetic similarities, doctors say cancer treatments developed for dogs could help humans.
With their genetic similarities, doctors say cancer treatments developed for dogs could help humans.
“The genetic difference between humans and dogs is quite small,” said Dr. Rodney Page, professor of medical oncology and director of the Flint Animal Cancer Center. “Humans and dogs are 95 percent identical genetically — and the diseases that affect humans including breast cancer, prostate cancer, and melanoma are almost identical.”