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Dogs & PCa.

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Off topic.

Huggins original research was on dogs. Probably couldn't get away with that today. Rodents don't get PCa unless engineered to do so. Dogs seem to be the only species that get PCa 'naturally'. Coincidence that man & his 'best friend' would share that indignity?

Do wolves get PCa? i.e. intact males not eating a "Western diet"? LOL. I don't know.

"Instances of adenocarcinoma are generally thought to be higher in neutered animals, but other prostate conditions that can be precancerous, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), are more common in dogs that have not been neutered."

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dogtime.com/dog-health/cani...

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