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Why is elephant cancer rare? Answer might help treat humans

AP Health News - Fetched: October 8th, 2015, 2:00pm UTC

CHICAGO (AP) -- Cancer is much less common in elephants than in humans, even though the big beastsamp;apos; bodies have many more cells. Thatamp;apos;s a paradox known among scientists, and now researchers think they may have an explanation - one they say might someday lead to new ways to protect people from cancer....

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