At a time when cancer was a rare disease, people lived shorter for other reasons. When there were no antibiotics, they often died for ordinary infect… - Marek Sanak

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At a time when cancer was a rare disease, people lived shorter for other reasons. When there were no antibiotics, they often died for ordinary infections. I therefore think that the "cancer epidemic" does not result from changes in genetic predisposition or carcinogenic factors, but from the fact that in recent decades these imperfections of human nature have been revealed that were previously masked by other diseases.

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About Marek Sanak

Marek Jan Sanak (born November 24, 1958) is a Polish geneticist and molecular biologist, professor of medical sciences, member of the Polish Academy of Learning.

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