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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Unaltered male yorkies are more at risk for perianal hernias which can be a real problem to repair. Also, prostrate cancer...this came from my vet. |
From the studies posted here on this thread, the highest risk for all males is not testicular cancer or even prostate cancer very very low incidence rates, but Benign Prostate Hypertrophy. Which if it is symptomatic can be cured through Prostate surgery.
And from my vet - no need to worry about Prostate cancer in either of my intact males but BPH - which by the way with my 9yr intact male and my 6 yr old intact male have no evidence of. And as evidenced by examination under sedation when I had dentals done....
It is what all males human or canine can suffer from as they age.
Again the above Swedish study only looked at 2 cancers and not a whole lot else in terms of health concerns. And was a very limited study.