New cat cancer treatment may help save human lives too | Don’t Miss This

Jak the black cat, a research participant, lying in the sun. (Tina Thomas via SWNS)

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New therapy for pet cats with head and neck cancers “could save human lives too” — Jak the black cat, a research participant, lying in the sun. (Tina Thomas via SWNS)

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A new treatment for pet cats with head and neck cancers could help save human lives too, say scientists.

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Jak, a research participant, made it through another Christmas after the clinical trial, which was longer than his estimated time left after his diagnosis. (Tina Thomas via SWNS)

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