Cancer across life (IMAGE)
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The study sheds new light on Peto’s paradox — the observation that larger animals do not always have higher rates of cancer — by showing that while cancer prevalence generally increases with body size and cellular mutation rates, it decreases with longer gestation periods. This reveals a more complex relationship between size, longevity and cancer resistance than previously recognized. Enhancing our understanding of cancer evolution, these findings could also lead to more effective treatments.
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Jason Drees for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University
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