A horse named Pea is first to test focused ultrasound treatment of skin tumors called sarcoids

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What happened

There is no "one-fix-for-all" solution for sarcoids, said Sophie Bogers, an assistant professor of large animal surgery.

Many require chemotherapy or invasive surgery.

But she wants a better solution.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:40:07 UTC.

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