Is high cancer rate in human due to a weakness in biology resulting from the rapid increase in lifetime expectancy?

Bull Cancer. 2016 Mar;103(3):224-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2016.01.008. Epub 2016 Feb 10.

Authors

Fabrice Denis¹, Christophe Letellier²

Affiliations

¹ Institut inter-régional Jean-Bernard, 9, rue Beauverger, 72000 Le Mans, France; CORIA UMR 6614-Normandie université, CNRS-université et INSA de Rouen, campus universitaire du Madrillet, 76800 Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France. Electronic address: f.denis@cjb72.org.
² CORIA UMR 6614-Normandie université, CNRS-université et INSA de Rouen, campus universitaire du Madrillet, 76800 Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France.

PMID: 26874976
DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2016.01.008

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MeSH terms

Alleles
Animals
Body Size
Cats
Cell Count
Cell Division
Dogs
Elephants / anatomy & histology
Elephants / genetics
Evolution, Molecular*
Genes, Suppressor
Genes, p53
Humans
Incidence
Life Expectancy*
Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Neoplasms* / genetics
Neoplasms* / mortality
Organ Specificity
Species Specificity
Whales / anatomy & histology
Whales / genetics