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Haven't read the article yet, but I believe some large and long-lived animals like elephants are also plagued by cancer, but have developed adaptations somehow
by 7thaccount 3y ago
Haven't read the article yet, but I believe some large and long-lived animals like elephants are also plagued by cancer, but have developed adaptations somehow iirc.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210204131438.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210204131438.h...
- neaden 3y agoWhales likewise very rarely get cancer, and in general while larger individuals of the same species have a higher risk of cancer, larger animals in general don't get more cancer. It's called Peto's Paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%27s_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%27s_paradox
- anfractuosity 3y agoThanks, hadn't heard of Peto's paradox before