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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Dog genes could hold key to curing cancer, new research shows

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Dogs could help cure cancer, research has revealed, as scientists found man’s best friend shares the same tumour-causing genes as humans.

Researchers compared tumours from almost 671 dogs from 96 breeds with 23 common tumour types to human patients.

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