Presentation at 3rd GRF One Health Summit 2015 Session Wildlife, Livestock and Pets

1. Incidence and Geographical
Distribution of Tumors in Dogs and
Cats in Switzerland from 1955 - 2008
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Dog and cat tumor registries can assist aspects of research
on tumor pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment and
prevention methods for both animals and humans.
One health – one medicine should not be restricted to
zoonotic infections

3. Patient data dogs & cats
Species (period)
Patients
total
(n)
Patients with
tumors
(n / %)
Dog (1955 – 2008) 121`964 63`214
51%
Cat (1965 – 2008) 51`322 17`856
39%
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5. KEYDEX punch card
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3`000 card
digitally
converted

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8. Spatial Distribution of Canine Tumors
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Dog tumor incidence rates spatial distribution, significant (p-value<0.05) clusters and
spatial outliers. Vertical lines identify high-high and low-low cluster centers. Horizontal
lines identify the high-low and low-high spatial outliers.

9. Comparison of human, canine & feline tumors (Switzerland)
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Species
Yearly cancer
incidence 1984 -
2008 / 100`000
individulas
(n)
Tumor patients
per total number
of patients
(%)
Malignant
tumors per total
number of
tumors (%)
human 1`054 ? ?
canine 410 51 47
feline 65 39 81

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11. Katrin Grüntzig, Ramona Graf, Gianluca Boo, Michael
Hässig, Nadja S. Schenker, Franco Guscetti, Daniel Erni,
Kay Axhausen, Sara Fabrikant, Gret Lott, Andreas
Pospischil
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