Washington DC, Sept. 27 -- Scientists have a study of cat cancer genetics, uncovering unexpected similarities between feline tumors and human cancers. The discoveries could pave the way for precision cancer treatments in cats while also offering new insights into the development of human cancers and their response to medicines.

Scientists have taken a major step toward understanding cancer in cats, opening what researchers once described as a genetic "black box."

In a large international study published in Science, researchers genetically analyzed cat cancers on a scale that had not been attempted before. The work could improve cancer care for cats while also helping scientists better understand how some cancers develop in humans and ot...