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The Causes of Dog Skin Cancer, Part 2: Genetic Factors

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In the first part of this series we discussed one of the causes of Dog Skin Cancer, which are Environmental Carcinogens. You may reach that article by clicking this link.

The Causes of Dog Skin Cancer, Part 1: Environmental Carcinogens

We will now discuss the 2nd cause of Dog Skin Cancer, which are the Genetic Factors.

Genetic factors […]

The Causes of Dog Skin Cancer, Part 1: Environmental Carcinogens

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Why do dogs develop skin cancer? There are a variety of reasons to answer this question.

Tumor formation is primarily due to abnormalities, mutations or defects in the way cells grow. Another contributor to these irregularities are what we call risk factors. These risk factors can come from the environment (like carcinogens), or they could also […]

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