Published in Cancer Discovery · View the paper (DOI)
A study across 292 species found that neoplasia (uncontrolled growth) rates decrease with longer gestation times, while malignancy rates increase with higher adult masses. This contradicts Peto's paradox and suggests complex interactions between life history traits.
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- Cancer prevalence across vertebrate species decreases with gestation time, may increase with adult mass American Association for Cancer Research · Oct 24, 2024 · first to report
- Cancer’s reach across the animal kingdom Arizona State University · Oct 25, 2024