Comparative epidemiological study of breast cancer in humans and canine mammary tumors: insights from Portugal
Paulo Tiago Carvalho,
João Niza-Ribeiro,
Irina Amorim
et al.
Abstract:Dogs spontaneously develop mammary gland tumors (MGT) and exhibit striking similarities in clinical and epidemiological characteristics to human breast cancer (HBC). Descriptive and comparative analysis of HBC and canine MGT with a focus on evaluating similarities and geographical distribution were the aims of this study. HBC cases were obtained from North Regional Oncological Registry (RORENO) (2010–2015) and canine MGT cases from Vet-OncoNet (2019–2022). Analyses were performed based on published and well ac… Show more
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