Female

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Some important figures: 

17% of female cat tumors, 76% of female cat genital tumors.
Mostly affects older cats (10-12 years old) except Siamese (+ young)
Mainly hormone-independent carcinomas (80 to 90%) of a simple type (involvement of a single neoplastic component: epithelial light)
85% of tumours are malignant and have already metastasized on the day of diagnosis: 50% to 90%.
most commonly regional lymph nodes (83%), lungs (83%), liver (25%) and pleura (22%)

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Epidemiology

Both daily practice and statistical data show that breast tumours are the most common cancers in dogs.
Different studies estimate the prevalence of this pathology between 25 and 50% depending on the studies.
One in two bitches is at risk of developing a breast tumour one day, which is three times higher than the incidence in women.
The average age of onset of lesions is 6 to 10 years. 10-year-old females are reported to be the most affected (16%). Females between 9 and 12 years old are said to represent more than 45% of sick animals.

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