Cancer behaves similarly in cats and humans, and understanding how to treat one can help the other, a new study has found.
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Around 26 percent of European households, approximately around 139 million, own at least one cat, according to the latest data by the European Pet Industry Federation.
Cancer ranks among the top causes of illness and death in cats, yet very little is known about how this develops, the researchers noted.
Pet cats are exposed to some of the same environmental cancer risks as their owners, which means that some causes could be shared.
“By comparing cancer genomics across different species, we gain a greater understanding of what causes…