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Young organisms seemingly carry defenses against cancers that atrophy with age. There is no cross species correlation which says that cancer is inevitable.
by lumost 5y ago
Young organisms seemingly carry defenses against cancers that atrophy with age. There is no cross species correlation which says that cancer is inevitable.
- sinenomine 5y agoNot only that, there is a well-known https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%27s_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%27s_paradox highlighting that per-cell cancer rate has to drop to support long lifespans of large animals with huge amount of cells, and indeed it does.