The Global Initiative for Veterinary Cancer Surveillance (GIVCS): Report of the first meeting and future perspectives
Katia Pinello, Felisbina L. Queiroga, Augusto de Matos, Andreia Santos, João Niza‐Ribeiro, Franco Guscetti, Chiara Palmieri, Martin Soberano, Kelvin Momanyi, J. Torres, David Killick, Alan Radford, Heather Wilson‐Robles, Joyce Pires de Carvalho, Marcello Vannucci Tedardi, M.L. Dagli
Abstract
Cancer registries are important tools for cancer surveillance. The status of veterinary cancer registries was reviewed at a meeting in Oslo in 20101 and also discussed during an ESVONC (European Society of Veterinary Oncology) meeting in Lyon, France, in May 2017.2 In general, existing veterinary cancer registries suffer from lack of standardization, communication and means of comparison. Therefore, international efforts and networking are required to connect registries worldwide and generate reliable global findings.