• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    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.

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      20 hours ago

      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.

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        20 hours ago

        but maybe the trauma of removing it causes more cancer to manifest? it’s not unusual for traumatic injuries to cause cancer to start.