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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Groundbreaking new mouse study turns what we know about cancer on its head

New findings have challenged long-held beliefs about cancer and aging.

A study, conducted on mice by Stanford Medicine researchers, found that the elderly seem to be at a lower risk for the disease, with older rodents developing fewer and less aggressive lung tumors than their younger counterparts over a period of 15 weeks.

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