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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 114, No. 2: 229-233
Copyright © 1981 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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BLADDER CANCER IN PET DOGS: A SENTINEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CANCER?

HOWARD M. HAYES, JR.1,1, ROBERT HOOVER1 and ROBERT E. TARONE2

1Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
2Biometry Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

1Reprint requests to Dr. Hayes, Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 3C07 Landow Bldg., Bethesda, MD 20205

Proportional morbidity ratios (PMRs) were calculated for cancers, by site or type, in 8760 pet dogs seen at 13 veterinary medical teaching hospitals in the United States and Canada. A significant positive correlation was seen between the PMRs for canine bladder cancer and the overall level of industrial activity in the host county of the hospital. An analysis of mortality from bladder cancer among white men and women in the same US counties showed similar correlations with industrial activity. Canine bladder cancer could be a sentinel condition whose investigation in certain locales might lead to early identification of carcinogenic hazards in the general environment.

bladder neoplasms; carcinogens, environmental; dogs; environmental pollutants; industry


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