High incidence area of cattle cancer with a possible interaction between an environmental carcinogen and a papilloma virus

Cattle in upland areas of Scotland and northern England are substantially more prone to alimentary cancer than those of the immediately neighbouring lowlands, and epidemiological evidence implicates a combination of papilloma virus and bracken in the aetiology of the disease. Here Professor Jarrett...

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Published in:	Nature (London) Vol. 274; no. 5668; pp. 215 - 217
Main Authors:	Jarrett, W. F. H, McNeil, P. E, Grimshaw, W. T. R, Selman, I. E, McIntyre, W. I. M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 20-07-1978
Subjects:	Animals Carcinogens Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - etiology Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - veterinary Cattle Cattle Diseases - etiology Cocarcinogenesis Esophageal Neoplasms - etiology Esophageal Neoplasms - veterinary Intestinal Neoplasms - etiology Intestinal Neoplasms - veterinary Papilloma - complications Papilloma - veterinary Papillomaviridae
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Summary:	Cattle in upland areas of Scotland and northern England are substantially more prone to alimentary cancer than those of the immediately neighbouring lowlands, and epidemiological evidence implicates a combination of papilloma virus and bracken in the aetiology of the disease. Here Professor Jarrett outlines the circumstantial case against these agents and discusses its implications.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/274215a0