Challenging Peto’s Paradox: New Research Overturns 45-Year-Old Cancer Theory

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Challenging Peto’s Paradox: New Research Overturns 45-Year-Old Cancer Theory

Larger animals face higher cancer risks, but some, like elephants, evolved strong defenses. Understanding these defenses could lead to breakthroughs in cancer research. A new study challenges a long-standing belief about cancer in the animal kingdom, revealing that larger species—such as elephants, giraffes, and pythons—have higher cancer rates than smaller animals like mice, bats, and [...]