How can a cat get lung cancer?

Adenocarcinoma is a malignant lung tumor in cats and is usually seen in older animals (more than ten years). Learn more about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in cats here. read more

Lung Cancer (Adenocarcinoma) in Cats Lung Adenocarcinoma in Cats Adenocarcinoma is a malignant neoplasm, making up about 75 percent of all primary lung tumors in cats. read more

Cats (pets) can have other cancer types that metastasize to the lungs. This is a hatogenous spread from a primary lesion. Cats (pets) can get fungal lung infections, parasitic nodules, scar tissue or focal pneumonias that can resemble neoplasia. read more

Lung cancer in cats (or pulmonary neoplasia) can be a hidden killer. Incidence numbers suggest lung cancer is uncommon as the condition was diagnosed in only 2.2 out of 100,000 cats in a nearly 30-year old study. read more