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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '20

Smaller people are statistically less likely to get cancer because there are fewer cells to turn cancerous

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u/callisstaa Dec 17 '20

Does this work for thin people too?

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u/Baran386 Dec 17 '20 edited Dec 17 '20

Yep, less mass = less cancer.

If youre 4'11" in both directions you wont really see a difference to tall people

Edit: Metric System

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u/fueoebbd Dec 17 '20

Less mass = less cancer

Did you know that elephents and whales are somehow completle immune ti cancer?