Cancer Epidemiology and Risk Factors Flashcards
Predisposition to neoplasia
Heredity
Age (older, young for certain cancers)
Gender
Pigmentation (lack of)
Hormones
Chronic irritation (damaging cells)
Parasites (spirocercalupi)
Old age
↑ with age
High incidence in companion animals
↑ incidence in the third trimester
Young age
Young dogs (< 6 m) have high incidence of hematopoietic, skin and brain tumors
Mast cell tumor (boxers)
Lymphoid neoplasia (cats and cattle)
Mesotheliomas (neonatal calves)
Cutaneous neoplasms (young horses)
Boxers
High incidence of neoplasia (mast cell tumors)
german shepherds
Hemangiosarcoma (spleen and r. atrium)
Large breed dogs
Osteosarcomas
BRachycephalic breeds
CNS and aortic body tumors
Sinclair and Hormel mini pigs and Duroc jersey swine
Melanomas
Bernese mountain dogs
Malignant histiocytosis
Cattle, horses
Granulosa thecal cell tumor (ovary)
Cats, cattle
Lymphosarcoma, leukemia (FeLV, BLV)
Horses
Sarcoid, pendunculated lipoma
Dogs
mammary gland neoplasia
Chickens
Marek’s disease- herpesvirus
Pigmentation
White coated animals → squamous cell carcinoma
Grey horses Melanomas
Parasite increasing sarcomas:
Spirocera lupi (+ chronic infection)