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Why Dogs Now Play a Big Role in Human Cancer Research

Why Dogs Now Play a Big Role in Human Cancer Research

Why Dogs Now Play a Big Role in Human Cancer Research

Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer

July 15, 20197m 10s

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Show Notes

The Cancer Moonshot initiative, launched under the Obama administration, was audacious by design: Supercharge cancer research to encourage innovation, with the mission “to end to cancer as we know it.” Cancer researchers avoid using the word “cure.” From studying cancer at the molecular level, they know that tumors are complex—even personalized. There’s no simple cancer and no single cure. So, no single destination for a “moonshot.

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