Association between environmental factors including second-hand smoke and primary lung cancer in dogs.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To estimate prevalence of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and other environmental toxins in dogs with primary lung tumours and to analyse association between exposure and lung tumour development. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this case-control study, an owner survey was developed to collect data on patient characteristics, general health care and environmental exposures. Dogs diagnosed with primary lung carcinomas formed the Case group. Dogs diagnosed with mast cell tumours served as Control Group 1 and dogs diagnosed with neurologic disease served as Control Group 2. Associations between diagnosis of primary lung tumour and patient and environmental exposure variables were analysed using bivariate and multivariate statistical methods. RESULTS:A total of 1178 owner surveys we

SUBMITTER: Zierenberg-Ripoll A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7491366 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature