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| The late and gorgeous Mac and Jetty, who have a research project named in their honour, thanks to very devoted owners. |
When Mac and Jetty (two beautiful
border collies) passed away from lymphoma and anal sac cancer, their owner Anne
Evans wanted to leave a gift to honour both of them - The Mac and JettyLymphoma Research Project was born.
And they need your help! Do you know a
Border Collie? Have you lived with one? You may be able to help out in some
important studies.
Sydney University PhD candidate Pamela
Soh and oncology resident Dr Katrina Cheng are working on two important studies
as part of the research project.
The first looks at the general health
status and prevalence of diseases in the Border Collie population. You can
complete the survey here.
The second part of the study is looking
at lymphoma in Border Collies. If you own or know any Border collies with
lymphoma, or their relatives, Pamela Soh and Dr Katrina Cheng are seeking blood
samples to investigate predisposing risk factors in the breed and potential new
treatment targets.
The ultimate aim is to reduce the
incidence of lymphoma in Border collies, and other dogs.
And if you don’t know any Border
collies? You can help spread the word by visiting and sharing the facebookpage.
Pamela.soh@sydney.edu.au
