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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
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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 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?