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Peto’s Paradox: How Has Evolution Solved the Problem of Cancer Prevention?
Description

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 the essence and promise of Peto’s Paradox. We discuss what is known about Peto’s Paradox and provide hints of what is yet to be discovered.

Date Created
2017-07-13
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Resource Type
Text
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5 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Identifier
Digital object identifier: 10.1186/s12915-017-0401-7
International standard serial number
1741-7007
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Series
BMC BIOLOGY
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.45104
Preferred Citation

Tollis, M., Boddy, A. M., & Maley, C. C. (2017). Peto’s Paradox: how has evolution solved the problem of cancer prevention? BMC Biology, 15(1). doi:10.1186/s12915-017-0401-7

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The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-017-0401-7
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