Press Releases from Oakland Veterinary Referral Services (1 total)
Funding veterinary medicine advances cancer treatments of human patients
Oakland County, Michigan July 28, 2011 -- The study of Cancers in companion animals such as dogs and cats provides an opportunity as models for human cancer research and treatment. This includes the study of therapeutics. Dogs and cats develop spontaneous cancers with behaviors similar to humans, thus providing us with a population that can provide critical information and insight into these diseases. The genetic changes that occur in dogs…
