Cancer Risk Across Mammals: Carnivores Are More Prone to Cancer
Published:30 Dec.2021 Source:University of Southern Denmark
We tend to talk about cancer as a human disease. While it is true that cancer seriously affects our species, we can no longer disregard the fact that other animals face this disease, just like us. Not just our pets, but wild animals too.
Nonetheless, to what extent are animals exposed to cancers and how often is their health affected by this disease has been little known so far. This is not a surprise, as in wild animals any serious illness will likely result in the untraceable death of the animal due to starvation or predation. Moreover, cancer is an age-associated disease, where old individuals are more prone to develop the disease.