title: Swiss Feline Cancer Registry 1965-2008: the Influence of Sex, Breed and Age on Tumour Types and Tumour Locations.
abstract: Cancer registries are valuable sources for epidemiological research investigating risk factors underlying different types of cancer incidence. The present study is based on the Swiss Feline Cancer Registry that comprises 51,322 feline patient records, compiled between 1965 and 2008. In these records, 18,375 tumours were reported. The study analyses the influence of sex, neutering status, breed, time and age on the development of the most common tumour types and on their locations, using a multiple logistic regression model. The largest differences between breeds were found in the development of fibrosarcomas and squamous cell carcinomas, as well as in the development of tumours in the skin/subcutis and mammary gland. Differences, although often small, in sex and neutering status were observed in most analyses. Tumours were more frequent in middle-aged and older cats. The sample size allowed detailed analyses of the influence of sex, neutering status, breed and age. Results of the study are mainly consistent with previous analyses; however, some results cannot be compared with the existing literature. Further investigations are necessary, since feline tumours have not been investigated in depth to date. More accurate comparisons would require the definition of international standards for animal cancer registries.
authors.affiliation: Collegium Helveticum, Universität Zürich und Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETHZ) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.affiliation: Collegium Helveticum, Universität Zürich und Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETHZ) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grüntzig
authors.affiliation: Collegium Helveticum, Universität Zürich und Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETHZ) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; Geographisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boo
authors.affiliation: Departement Nutztiere, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hässig
authors.affiliation: Collegium Helveticum, Universität Zürich und Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETHZ) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; Institut für Verkehrsplanung und Transportsysteme, ETHZ Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Axhausen
authors.affiliation: Geographisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fabrikant
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tierpathologie, Universität Bern, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Welle
authors.affiliation: Zyto-Histo Diagnostik in Rorbas Freienstein, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.affiliation: Institut für Veterinärpathologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guscetti
authors.affiliation: Collegium Helveticum, Universität Zürich und Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETHZ) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Folkers
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmazeutische Wissenschaften, ETHZ, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.affiliation: Collegium Helveticum, Universität Zürich und Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETHZ) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; Institut für Veterinärpathologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. Electronic address: apos@vetpath.uzh.ch.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pospischil
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: cancer registry; cat; statistical analysis; tumour