Dairy animals and breast cancer: reflections on a long-term study from the 1970s that was never done. Issue 1 (17th February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Peaker, Malcolm
• Is Part Of: Journal of dairy research. Volume 90:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 26
• Page End: 27
• Publication Date: 2023-02-17
• Subjects: Cancer -- history -- mammary gland -- pathology -- tumour; Dairying -- Periodicals; Dairying -- Research -- Periodicals; 636.214205
• DOI: 10.1017/S0022029923000110
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0299

Abstract

Abstract: In this short commentary I recall a long-term experiment that was sketched out to determine if the low incidence of mammary cancer in dairy animals reflects a low incidence in these species generally or is the result of a protective effect of early pregnancy and long lactations. Although that experiment was never done, I discuss these questions in the light of developing knowledge on the incidence of cancer in ruminants generally and in the mammary gland in particular.