Jakiro, a 9-year-old black shorthair cat, was given more time with his family thanks to a breakthrough in cancer research partially funded by generous donors to the CCAH. Initially given just six to eight weeks to live, Jakiro was enrolled in a clinical trial investigating a new treatment for squamous cell carcinoma. He survived another eight months.
Oral squamous cell carcinoma is a highly aggressive cancer in cats. Treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation usually do little to stop it.
