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Sp526-A-Do You Know How To Lower Your Risk For Cancer, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Sp526-A-Do You Know How To Lower Your Risk For Cancer, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
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You can protect your health and lower your risk for cancer by learning self-care skills and making lifestyle changes.
Review Article: Marine Mammal Neoplasia: A Review, Shelley Newman, S A. Smith
Review Article: Marine Mammal Neoplasia: A Review, Shelley Newman, S A. Smith
Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences
A review of the published literature indicates that marine mammal neoplasia includes the types and distributions of tumors seen in domestic species. A routine collection of samples from marine mammal species is hampered, and, hence, the literature is principally composed of reports from early whaling expeditions, captive zoo mammals, and epizootics that affect larger numbers of animals from a specific geographic location. The latter instances are most important, because many of these long-lived, free-ranging marine mammals may act as environmental sentinels for the health of the oceans. Examination of large numbers of mortalities reveals incidental proliferative and neoplastic conditions and, …