if human lungs get cancer from dust particles that are inhaled , do the lungs of birds suffer similarly?

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how would the lungs of birds that live entirely in the country compare to city birds?

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great question!

all mammals get cancer - and birds do too
but probably no one has looked at that really interesting comparative question

i could not find any reference on either a medline or vetline search!

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DO the work yourself.

yes. I work on a cattle station in outback australia. we have choocks and they get cancer from the dust from the cattle yards. only some dust carries cancer causing particles Yes. Not only are they susceptible to cancer, we as humans can get lung cancer from our pet birds. Cancer is more common in the parakeet than in any other domestic animal. Cancer is more common in male parakeets than females.

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