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ArticleVeterinary and comparative oncology2017

Evaluation of optimal water fluoridation on the incidence and skeletal distribution of naturally arising osteosarcoma in pet dogs.

R B Rebhun, P H Kass, M S Kent, K D Watson, S S Withers, W T N Culp, A M King

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Article in Veterinary and comparative oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

R B RebhunThe Comparative Oncology Laboratory and Center for Companion Animal Health, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
P H KassDepartment of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
M S KentThe Comparative Oncology Laboratory and Center for Companion Animal Health, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
K D WatsonUC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
S S WithersThe Comparative Oncology Laboratory and Center for Companion Animal Health, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
W T N CulpThe Comparative Oncology Laboratory and Center for Companion Animal Health, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
A M KingDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA.

Funding

The relationship between epidermal growth factor receptor and hedgehog signalingK01OD011111 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI REBHUN, ROBERT B · 2012 to 2015
$517k
The relationship between epidermal growth factor receptor and hedgehog signalingK01RR031272 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI REBHUN, ROBERT B · 2011 to 2011
$131k
NCRR NIH HHS K01 RR031272NIH HHS K01 OD011111
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Experimental toxicological studies in laboratory animals and epidemiological human studies have reported a possible association between water fluoridation and osteosarcoma (OSA). To further explore this possibility, a case-control study of individual dogs evaluated by the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital was conducted using ecologic data on water fluoridation based on the owner's residence. The case group included 161 dogs with OSA diagnosed between 2008-2012. Two cancer control groups included dogs diagnosed with lymphoma (LSA) or hemangiosarcoma (HSA) during the same period (n = 134 and n = 145, respectively). Dogs with OSA were not significantly more likely to live in an area with optimized fluoride in the water than dogs with LSA or HSA. Additional analyses within OSA patients also revealed no significant differences in age, or skeletal distribution of OSA cases relative to fluoride status. Taken together, these analyses do not support the hypothesis that optimal fluoridation of drinking water contributes to naturally occurring OSA in dogs.

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AnimalsBone NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesDog DiseasesDogsFemaleFluoridationIncidenceMaleOsteosarcomacomparative oncologyepidemiologyoncologysmall animaltumour biology

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PMID26762869
PMCPMC4996743

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