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Cancer biology

the observation that cancer risk across species does not rise with body size and lifespan, despite more cells and divisions.

In cancer biology, Peto's paradox refers to the observation that cancer risk across species does not rise with body size and lifespan, despite more cells and divisions. This meaning comes from Caulin (2011) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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References

Caulin, A. F., & Maley, C. C. (2011). Peto's Paradox: evolution's prescription for cancer prevention. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 26(4), 175-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.01.002

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