Cancer in Beluga from the St. Lawrence Estuary

Martineau et al. (2002) reported that St. Lawrence beluga (SLB) have high cancer rates. Unfortunately, errors in their interpretation of the data have led them to overstate the importance of cancer and its links to environmental sources.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental health perspectives 2003-02, Vol.111 (2), p.A77-A78
Hauptverfasser:	Hammill, Mike O., Lesage, Véronique, Michael C. S. Kingsley
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Husbandry Animals Correspondence Estuaries Incidence Letter Models, Theoretical Mortality Neoplasms - epidemiology Neoplasms - veterinary Population Dynamics Population estimates Population size Reproducibility of Results Seasons Water Pollutants - adverse effects Whales
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Zusammenfassung:	Martineau et al. (2002) reported that St. Lawrence beluga (SLB) have high cancer rates. Unfortunately, errors in their interpretation of the data have led them to overstate the importance of cancer and its links to environmental sources.
ISSN:	0091-6765 1552-9924
DOI:	10.1289/ehp.111-a77c