Why humans get more cancer than animals
A lex naturalis delineates components of a human-specific, adrenal androgen-dependent, p53-mediated ‘kill switch’ tumor suppression mechanism
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This study guesses that animals have a natural way to keep cancer low, but humans broke it by using fire and getting older.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
This study guesses that animals have a natural way to keep cancer low, but humans broke it by using fire and getting older.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 50 / 5
Evidence Score
Based on clinical experience or non-systematic literature reviews. The lowest level of evidence as they are most susceptible to bias and personal perspective.
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Scientists have a theory that animals keep their chance of getting cancer around 4% by balancing things like how big they are, how long they live, and how their bodies fight cancer, but it's just a guess from computer models so far.
Humans might have a special built-in way to fight cancer that uses certain hormones and proteins, which could have developed to protect us from cancer-causing chemicals in the environment, but this idea hasn't been proven yet.
As people get older, their bodies might produce less of certain hormones, and this could make them more likely to get cancer over their lifetime, but scientists haven't proven this yet.