Title
Wildlife cancer: A conservation perspective
Author(s)
McAloose, D.; Newton, A.L.
Published
2009
Publisher
Nature Reviews Cancer
Abstract
Until recently, cancer in wildlife was not considered to be a conservation concern. However, with the identification of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease, sea turtle fibropapillomatosis and sea lion genital carcinoma, it has become apparent that neoplasia can be highly prevalent and have considerable effects on some species. It is also clear that anthropogenic activities contribute to the development of neoplasia in wildlife species, such as beluga whales and bottom-dwelling fish, making them sensitive sentinels of disturbed environments. © 2009 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
Keywords
cytochrome P450 1A1; gamma interferon; interleukin 6; Myc protein; transforming growth factor beta1; WT1 protein; animal disease; cancer diagnosis; cancer model; cancer prevention; cancer transplantation; carcinogenesis; cell proliferation; environmental factor; Epstein Barr virus; face tumor; gene expression; Herpes simplex virus 1; Human herpesvirus 8; marker chromosome; neoplasm; nonhuman; oncogene myc; papilloma; Papilloma virus; papillomatosis; prevalence; priority journal; Reticuloendotheliosis virus; Retrovirus; review; sarcoma; seal; skin papilloma; turtle; urogenital tract cancer; virus etiology; virus oncogene; virus transmission; Wart virus; wildlife; wildlife conservation; Animals; Animals, Wild; Environmental Pollution; Neoplasms; Prevalence; Sea Lions; Tumor Virus Infections; Turtles; Whales
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