On the surface, it seems like a rather simple conclusion. While there are outside factors increasing the chances of developing cancer, basically, the bigger an animal is, the more cells it has, meaning an animal like a whale would get cancer more often than a dog. The more cells an animal has, the greater the chance for a cell mutation–cancer–to occur.
However, despite it sounding pretty simple, whales are showing that it might not be as straightforward as expected. Whales, despite their size, are some of the least likely animals to get cancer.
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