Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading
Scientists have identified the first-known instance of contagious cancer in fish, spreading across lakes in Canada and the U.S.
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The brief
Researchers have discovered a transmissible skin cancer affecting freshwater fish. This rare condition has been identified in fish from lakes located in the United States and Quebec.
Coverage from Gizmodo, CTV News, CBC, and The New York Times emphasizes that these cancer cells function more like parasites than traditional tumors. Phys.org specifically highlights this parasitic behavior of the transmissible cells.
Future observations will likely focus on the spread of this contagious cancer within these freshwater environments.
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Quick answers
What type of cancer was discovered?
A transmissible skin cancer.
Where has this cancer been found?
In freshwater fish from lakes in Canada (specifically Quebec) and the U.S.
How do these cancer cells behave differently than normal tumors?
According to Phys.org, these cells act more like parasites than traditional tumors.
Coverage (5)
- Scientists Discover the First-Ever Contagious Cancer in Fish Gizmodo · 2h ago
- Transmissible skin cancer discovered in freshwater fish in Canada and U.S. CTV News · 2h ago
- Transmissible cancer cells discovered in fish act more like parasites than traditional tumors Phys.org · 2h ago
- 'Rare' contagious cancer found in fish from Quebec and U.S. lakes CBC · 2h ago
- Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading The New York Times · 2h ago
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