Pill takes aim specifically at canine cancer

URBANA – The only hope for dogs suffering from a common form of canine cancer used to be a pricey cancer drug for people.

But Fido finally has a cancer drug to call his own.

Just approved by the FDA this month, a canine cancer therapy named Palladia is being distributed to veterinary cancer specialists first and will be available soon through the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

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