Transforming canine cancer research with Zoe's Journey UK
This April, we're marking National Pet's Month by highlighting the University's work with Zoe’s Journey UK.
Zoe’s Journey UK was set up in January 2015 by Jayne May, after her 12 year old Golden Retriever, Zoe was diagnosed with stage 3 B Cell Lymphoma in her
Zoe was eventually deemed cured of cancer and lived out her life with quality, cancer-free to the age of 16 when she passed away peacefully from old age.
Unfortunately, not all dogs are blessed with the same outcome. 1 in 3 dogs will develop cancer in their lifetime, with the risk significantly increasing to nearly 50% for dogs over 10 years old.
Despite Zoe hitting remission in just 8 days, Jayne wanted to raise awareness of canine cancer, its symptoms, and its treatment, as we still do not know enough about this disease.
Zoe’s Journey UK was set up as Zoe's legacy, to raise money to support further canine cancer research, raise awareness and, hopefully, find a cure. Since 2024, Zoe’s Journey UK has raised over £32,000 for research at the University of Liverpool.
Most recently, University of Liverpool researcher, Caterina Romanello was awarded the Oral Presentation award for her presentation of Lymphom-AI. The work uses AI to classify lymphoma in dogs and was made possible thanks to the generous support of Zoe’s Journey UK.
Zoe’s owner, Jayne May, has pledged to further support the University's dedicated team of canine cancer researchers and their vital work. Whilst research will aim to have a particular focus on canine lymphoma, osteosarcoma and hemangiosarcoma, all proceeds will go towards research and diagnostics of canine cancer.
Jayne cherishes knowing that Zoe’s legacy has helped – and continues to help – countless dogs and, in turn, countless families. We are hugely grateful to Jayne and Zoe’s Journey UK for their continued support. If you’d like to join Zoe’s Journey UK and support this work, you can do on the dedicated Just Giving webpage.