Why cancer spreads more in middle age than in old age

Science Daily | Sun, 31 May 2026 11:25:45 EDT

Mice reveal a trend,
Middle age sparks cancer's flight,
Old guard cells defend.

Melanoma may not become steadily more dangerous with age as scientists once assumed. In a surprising discovery, researchers found that cancer spread was lowest in young mice, surged in middle-aged mice, and then dropped again in very old mice. The key appears to be a…

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