Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics

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 poor, with five year osteosarcoma survival rates in people not having improved in decades. For dogs, one year survival rates are only around ~45%. Impro...

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Main Authors: Simpson, Siobhan, Dunning, Mark D., de Brot, Simone, Grau-Roma, Llorenc, Mongan, Nigel P., Rutland, Catrin S.
Format: Article
Published: BioMed Central 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47538/