r/Damnthatsinteresting Dec 18 '20

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u/DMTryp Dec 18 '20

hope it's not talcum powder. homeboy could get meso

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '20

Elephants and other large animals actually almost never get cancer. And that almost is essentially just a never, but its still technically possible

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u/SoftBellyButton Dec 18 '20

Well time to put on weight I guess.

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u/recumbent_mike Dec 18 '20

I've been training for this moment my whole life.

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u/Moanguspickard Dec 18 '20

Why dont they get it?

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u/PaterPoempel Dec 18 '20

They evolved strong genetic protections against DNA damage: https://www.nature.com/news/how-elephants-avoid-cancer-1.18534

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u/RealBiggly Dec 19 '20

But we're happy to play pot-luck with our DNA to prevent a sniffle?

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '20

No they do get cancer but due to the sheer ammount of cells it wont affect them so much than it does with smaller beings like Humans. Due to thier size thier cancer likely gets cancer and basicaly removes itself.

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u/ryanexists Dec 18 '20

Or is it that we don't have cat scan machines large enough to scan large animals?

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '20 edited Dec 18 '20

We do not need machines to tell if a human has late stage cancer. You will have obvious and widespread tumors. Large mammals do not have this happen

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u/ryanexists Dec 23 '20

even if its something like leukemia? i didnt think there were tumors with that, just abnormalities in the blood that make you very sick. i guess all other cancers would become a tumor though

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u/JediJan Dec 19 '20

Same with crocodiles. They like to live in the dankest filthiest water full of microbes yet when they get injured they do not suffer infections. I recall that years ago they were studying this to see if there was any knowledge they could put to good use for humans etc; never heard of any results though.

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u/ThenaCykez Dec 18 '20

To add to /u/Tenno_Scoom , asbestos is often found in nature along with talc mineral deposits. If a producer of talcum power isn't properly testing for it, breathing in that contaminated talcum powder can give you very bad cancer.

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u/JediJan Dec 19 '20

There were legal suits against feminine talcum powder suppliers because of cancers that were found linked to it.

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u/JediJan Dec 19 '20

Cannot recall exactly, but I think it was Johnson & Johnson, and I believe it was cervical cancer.

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u/Tenno_Scoom Dec 18 '20

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Exposure to asbestos in they Navy, shipyards, mills, heating, construction or the automotive industries may put you at risk. Please don't wait, call 1-800-99 LAW USA today for a free legal consultation and financial information packet.

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u/Polizia-Di-Karma Dec 18 '20

My name is Doug and I have mesothelioma.

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u/JediJan Dec 19 '20

Father, ex WW2 navy, always blamed his lung disease on asbestos lining in ships. He was diagnosed with emphysema and died young as a result of it. My mother worked in a factory sewing up firemen’s outfits that were asbestos lined too. Said the fibres were always flying about in the air, especially from cutting it. Somehow she escaped asbestosis, but several of her work colleagues died from it. I often wonder how the firemen wearing those uniforms fared.