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minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·22 hours agowould an immortal be exempt from having cancer? biologically speaking cancer itself is immortal. I suppose that would mean if an immortal person had cancer, their tumors would be numerous and grotesque.
minus-squarejj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 hours agoBut treating cancer might be more straightforward, taking out more than you need to and just let the healing take care of putting correct tissue back.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agobut maybe the trauma of removing it causes more cancer to manifest? it’s not unusual for traumatic injuries to cause cancer to start.
would an immortal be exempt from having cancer?
biologically speaking cancer itself is immortal. I suppose that would mean if an immortal person had cancer, their tumors would be numerous and grotesque.
But treating cancer might be more straightforward, taking out more than you need to and just let the healing take care of putting correct tissue back.
but maybe the trauma of removing it causes more cancer to manifest? it’s not unusual for traumatic injuries to cause cancer to start.