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Male dogs four times more likely to develop contagious cancer on nose or mouth than females

Sniffing or licking other dogs’ genitalia – the common site of Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour – can spread this unusual cancer to the nose and mouth. A new study has found that male dogs are ...
The Conversation

Male dogs are more likely to develop contagious nose cancer from sniffing other dogs’ genitals

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Newsweek

Dogs Can Get Cancer by Sniffing One Another’s Butts

Dogs can contract cancer by doing one of their favorite things: sniffing each other's crotches. According to research done at the University of Cambridge, Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumors (CTVTs) ...
New York Post

Oh, behave, Fido! Frisky male dogs can get cancer from sniffing butts

Fido’s friskiness means male dogs are more likely than females to get a certain type of cancer. Canine transmissible venereal tumors, or CTVT, are spread between dogs by skin contact, as cancer cells ...
Science Daily

Male dogs four times more likely to develop contagious cancer on nose or mouth than females

Sniffing or licking other dogs' genitalia -- the common site of Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour -- can spread this unusual cancer to the nose and mouth. Sniffing or licking other dogs' genitalia ...