Peto’s Paradox: how has evolution solved the problem of cancer prevention?
Abstract The risk of developing cancer should theoretically increase with both the number of cells and the lifespan of an organism. However, gigantic animals do not get more cancer than humans, suggesting that super-human cancer suppression has evolved numerous times across the tree of life. This is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-017-0401-7 |