Dogs help in breast carcinoma research

(University of Zurich) Cancer of the mammary glands in dogs is very similar to human breast carcinoma. For this reason, treatment methods from human medicine are often used for dogs. Conversely, scientific knowledge gained from canine mammary tumors may also be important to human medicine. Researchers from the University of Zurich were able to show how similar these tumors are in both dogs and humans.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news