Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics
Abstract Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a rare cancer in people. However OSA incidence rates in dogs are 27 times higher than in people. Prognosis in both species is relatively poor, with 5 year OSA survival rates in people not having improved in decades. For dogs, 1 year survival rates are only around ~ 45%...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2017-10-01
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Series: | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-017-0341-9 |