tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177586840354107538.post6069676893697777627..comments2023-01-27T00:28:06.058+11:00Comments on Ben B. Brave: Animals get cancer toobenbraveryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775661064120037094noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177586840354107538.post-29121744817118615622011-05-11T14:23:33.667+10:002011-05-11T14:23:33.667+10:00Actually adenovirus is another common cause of can...Actually adenovirus is another common cause of cancers because it can fastened the mutation rate of the cells. There are basically two mechanisms:1. Virus can insert a strong promotor near a proto-oncogen(gene that promotes cell proliferation) so it can be over-expressed.<br />2. proto-oncogene can be inserted into the newly made virus genome, and be mutated in the virus (virus has a very high Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177586840354107538.post-32367518859346824942011-05-11T13:35:41.643+10:002011-05-11T13:35:41.643+10:00Hi Benbo,
What about Tassie devils? http://www.ta...Hi Benbo,<br /><br />What about Tassie devils? http://www.tassiedevil.com.au/tasdevil.nsf/TheDisease/BD2717C762779EE8CA2576F1001D0110<br /><br />Although I guess this is outside the usual domain of cancer, being contagious...<br /><br />The whole concept of a virus causing cancer is interesting, and kind of spooky.lanceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437330449577001948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177586840354107538.post-71143901735246141102011-05-08T03:51:56.468+10:002011-05-08T03:51:56.468+10:00To answer your question:
1. I never seen a wild-...To answer your question:<br /> 1. I never seen a wild-life getting cancer, but I suppose they can, but the occurrence maybe lower. You see, the reason why cancer has been more prevalent than before is because people (pets) now have a longer life-span so the mutations can build on. For wild-life, they are still living in their normal life-span, or perhaps shorer life-span because of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177586840354107538.post-2135344935202949162011-05-07T17:55:29.113+10:002011-05-07T17:55:29.113+10:00Thanks for contributing this LJ. This is a whole o...Thanks for contributing this LJ. This is a whole other side of cancer I never knew about. Some quick questions:<br /><br />1. Do you know if wildlife get cancers?<br />2. What are the most common cancers in pets?Hormone-dependent cancers or digestive system cancers?benbraveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775661064120037094noreply@blogger.com