22. Most mammals, for example mice, dogs, deer, bison, and cats, start getting cancer at about the age that they stop re
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22. Most mammals, for example mice, dogs, deer, bison, and cats, start getting cancer at about the age that they stop re
22. Most mammals, for example mice, dogs, deer, bison, and cats, start getting cancer at about the age that they stop rearing their offspring. Humans, however, have a period of low cancer rates that extends for a couple decades beyond their reproductive period. What is the most likely explanation for why humans evolved this post-reproductive period of low cancer risk?
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