Cancer
by Carol Beuchat PhD

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Data from -

• Dobson JM 2013 Breed-predispositions to cancer in pedigree dogs.  ISRN Vet Sci 2013; ID 941275 (pdf)
  

Read my comments about these data here:

• Cancer Surprises
  

Proportional cancer-related mortality by breed.  (data from Table 1 in Dobson 2013)

1. Top - sorted alphabetically
   
2. Bottom - sorted by magnitude
   

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Median age at death.  (Data from Table 1 in Dobson 2013)

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2. Bottom - sorted by magnitude
   

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Data from -

• Modiano, JF, M Breen, RC Burnett, HG Parker, S Inusah, R Thomas, PR Avery, K Lindblad-Toh, EA Ostrander, GC Cutter & AC Avery  2005  Distinct b-cell and T-cell lymphoproliferative disease prevalence among dog breeds indicates heritable risk.  Cancer Res 65: 5654-566.
  

Lymphoproliferative Diseases

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• Egenvall A, A Nodtvedt & H vEuler  2007  Bone tumors in a population of 400,000 insured swedish dogs up to 10 y of age: incidence and survival.  Canad J Vet Res 71:292-299.