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Published online 30 July 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070730-3
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Are big beasts' cancers self-defeating?
Tumours on tumours might limit lethal disease in large animals.
Cancer may be more common but less lethal in large animals, say researchers modelling cancer formation. They suggest that tumours in large animals may spawn even more aggressive tumours that stunt their parents' growth.
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