Cancer in the racehorse

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THE BIG ‘C’Racehorses can suffer from a nearly endless list of different types of cancer. Theterm ‘cancer’ is not actually a single disease but encompasses a group ofdiseases in which the normal mechanisms of cell growth and death are disturbed.It i…

Racehorses can suffer from a nearly endless list of different types of cancer. The term ‘cancer’ is not actually a single disease but encompasses a group of diseases in which the normal mechanisms of cell growth and death are disturbed. It is fortunate that the majority of common equine cancers are benign because the success rate of treating malignant cancers in horses is very low. This article will discuss the most common types of cancer in the racehorse.

By James Tate BVMS MRCVS

First Published (20 October 2010 - Issue 18)