Linda Jacobs, a Jungle Island volunteer, comforts Peanut Sept. 5 in Miami as the orangutan is treated for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Orangutans share about 96 percent of a human’s genetic makeup, and Peanut’s treatment plan is close to what a human would receive.

AP photo / J. Pat Carter

Linda Jacobs, a Jungle Island volunteer, comforts Peanut Sept. 5 in Miami as the orangutan is treated for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Orangutans share about 96 percent of a human’s genetic makeup, and Peanut’s treatment plan is close to what a human would receive.

Orangutan's cancer care mimics human's

By Dr. Suzette Laboy
The Associated Press

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MIAMI – Peanut, an 8-year-old orangutan, is a star attraction at Miami’s Jungle Island.

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