• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
    41·
    17 天前

    would an immortal be exempt from having cancer?

    biologically speaking cancer itself is immortal. I suppose that would mean if an immortal person had cancer, their tumors would be numerous and grotesque.

    • jj4211@lemmy.world
      1·
      17 天前

      But treating cancer might be more straightforward, taking out more than you need to and just let the healing take care of putting correct tissue back.

      • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
        2·
        17 天前

        but maybe the trauma of removing it causes more cancer to manifest? it’s not unusual for traumatic injuries to cause cancer to start.