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Originally Posted by gemy  Given that insurance companies usually keep quite extensive databases, surely one could have peeled down through the layers, and found out against each breed - when if ever a female was spayed, had she had any litters etc. And why only look at 2 cancers - when you have an abundant wealth of data available to you? I would have loved to seen the rate of hemangiosarcomas and osteosarcomas. As well as ovarian cancers, uterine cancers, bladder, kidney et al. |
It may be that there are other such studies out there. I'm sure that pet insurance companies are sitting on PILES of data--they calculate their rates based on the incidence of various illnesses and diseases.