MARIO RITTER: Salsa is a house cat. She belongs to(1) Chris Condetti. We asked(2) Chris what Salsa means(3) to his family.
CHRIS CONDETTI: “She is part of the family. She’s always with us(4).”
MARIO RITTER: Many people treat(5) their pets(6) like family members. Americans spend(7) large amounts(8) of money on health care(9) for pets. They spent(10) $13 billion on veterinary care in 2010.
But the health of animals also(11) has a big influence on medical care for people. At the University of Missouri, Doctor Kim Selting recently(12) completed a study on cancer in cats.
DOCTOR KIM SELTING: “I think the value(13) of what happens(14) for the health of a pet and how it might(15) translate(16) to human health has come very much to the forefront(17).”
MARIO RITTER: Veterinarians(18) study information about animal health from across(19) the United States. At the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, Doctor Chand Khanna tests new cancer drugs(20) for dogs. He says those tests may help(21) people with cancer.
DOCTOR CHAND KHANNA: “For the most part(22), almost every(23) human cancer that occurs(24), occurs in the dog.”
MARIO RITTER: Veterinarians can do many of the same(25) tests on dogs and cats that doctors can do on human patients. Doctor Khanna says bone(26) cancer develops(27) in the same way(28) in dogs and humans.
DOCTOR CHAND KHANNA: “We’ve looked at molecular profiles(29) of dog osteosarcoma and human osteosarcoma and we really can’t distinguish(30) the dog and the human.”
MARIO RITTER: And, both(31) species react(32) to drugs.
DOCTOR CHAND KHANNA: “Our focus(33) has really been(34) on therapy, really trying(35) to understand how and why(36) drugs that are intended for(37) human use, how we can make them better(38) through(39) their evaluation(40) in dogs with cancer. That’s our focus.”
MARIO RITTER: The research(41) provides(42) better care for pets. Treating animals helps researchers(43) learn(44) much more about cancers in a shorter period(45) of time.
DOCTOR KIM SELTING: “They age(46) more rapidly. Their cancers progress more rapidly. We can get answers(47) to whether or not(48) something works(49) much more quickly(50) than you could(51) in a human trial(52).”
MARIO RITTER: Veterinarians say they are now able to(53) exchange information(54) with human-cancer specialists to explore what causes cancers and the best ways(55) to treat them. I’m Mario Ritter.
- belongs to = pertence a
- asked = perguntamos
- means = significa
- always with us = sempre conosco
- treat = tratam
- pets = animais de estimação
- spend = gastam
- large amounts = grandes quantias
- health care = tratamento de saúde
- spent = gastaram
- also = também
- recently = recentemente
- value = valor
- happens = acontece
- might = pode
- translate = transferor
- forefront = primeiro plano
- Veterinarians = veterinarios
- from across = de um lado a outro
- cancer drugs = medicamentos para cancer
- may help = podem ajudar
- For the most part = para a maior parte
- almost every = quase todos
- occurs = ocorre
- same = mesmos
- bone = osso
- develops = desenvolve-se
- in the same way = da mesma forma
- profiles = perfis
- distinguish = distinguir
- both = ambos(as)
- react = reagem
- focus = foco
- has really been = tem realmente sido
- trying = tentando
- how and why = como e por quê
- intended for = destinado a
- better = melhor
- through = através
- evaluation = avaliação
- research = pesquisa
- provides = fornece
- researchers = pesquisadores
- learn = aprendem
- shorter period = periodo mais curto
- age = envelhecem
- get answers = ober respostas
- whether or not = se ou não
- works = funciona
- quickly = rapidamente
- could = poderia
- trial = teste, experiment
- able to = capazes de
- exchange information = trocar informações
- the best ways = as melhores formas