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  • Freelance Radio Journalist, Sky (UK)
  • Radio Producer, BBC
  • Freelance Reporter, Global
  • Presenter and Journalist, Freelance
  • Sports Reporter, BT Sports
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Some animals catch cancer from others in their species - here's why humans aren't one of them

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By Lewis Mason Verified
| HT Syndication
India, July 28 -- A newly discovered catfish skin cancer joins Tasmanian devils, dogs and shellfish as one of the few species with naturally transmissible tumours. In these animals, cancer cells themselves spread between individuals and survive as independent lineages. In humans, strong immune rejection, high genetic variation and cell vulnerability prevent such cancers, though studying them reveals how tumours evolve and evade defenses.
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Some animals catch cancer from others in their species – here’s why humans aren’t one of them

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By Lewis Mason Verified
| Inkl
Bullhead catfish. jack perks/Shutterstock.com Scientists in Vermont have just something that shouldn’t really be possible: a skin cancer that’s spreading from catfish to catfish. It’s only the fourth transmissible cancer ever found in nature. Catfish now join Tasmanian devils, dogs and shellfish as the only animals known to carry naturally occurring cancers that can pass between individuals.
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Some animals catch cancer from others in their species – here’s why humans aren’t one of them

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By Lewis Mason Verified
| Tolerance Canada
By Lewis C. E. Mason, Lecturer in Microbiology, Kingston University Scientists in Vermont have just something that shouldn’t really be possible: a skin cancer that’s spreading from catfish to catfish. It’s only the fourth transmissible cancer ever found in nature. Catfish now join Tasmanian devils, dogs and shellfish… Read complete article © The Conversation -
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