Immune-cancer analyses across mammals reveal a potential trophic level and platelet-linked tradeoff between cancer and trauma mortality
Stefania E. Kapsetaki, Sareh Seyedi, Zachary Taylor Compton, Shawn M. Rupp, Elizabeth G. Duke, Joshua David Schiffman, Brigid V. Troan, Tara M. Harrison, Carlo C. Maley, Lisa M. Abegglen, Amy M. Boddy
The paper analyzes immune-cancer tradeoffs across mammals, finding a negative correlation between cancer and trauma mortality, mediated by platelet size and trophic level.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology