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VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I wonder if it just takes longer to become a problem? I would expect (and someone correct me if I’m wrong) that a tumor likely grows at roughly the same rate regardless of body size. A 3cm diameter tumor likely just isn’t as big of a deal when you mass 100,000kg.

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