Cancer as a breakdown of multicellular life

Metascience (forthcoming)
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This is a book review of A. Aktipis' 2020 book on cancer and the application of a social evolution framework understand what cancer is, why and how it emerges, and why it is sometimes difficult to cure.

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10.1007/s11016-024-00958-w

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