Companion Animals as Sentinels for Predicting Environmental Exposure Effects on Aging and Cancer Susceptibility in Humans: Proceedings Of A Workshop

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Division on Earth and Life Studies and Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions and Health and Medicine Division and Board on Health Care Services and Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence and National Cancer Policy Forum

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Synopsis: To examine the potential role of companion animals as sentinels of relevant, shared environmental exposures that may affect human aging and cancer, the National Cancer Policy Forum held a workshop in collaboration with the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence and the Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions to explore this promising and underutilized pathway for research. Presentations and panel discussions covered the current state of the science and pathways for accelerating research, along with opportunities and challenges for using this novel translational approach to exposure science to advance human health. This Proceedings of a Workshop outlines the presentations and discussions that occurred during the workshop.