Peter Attia· MD
So you're born with two copies of each gene and one of them's not working of a tumor suppressor gene. And later on in life, just from a stochastic process, you only have to hit it once, not twice, which is far less likely.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So you're born with two copies of each gene and one of them's not working of a tumor suppressor gene. And later on in life, just from a stochastic process, you only have to hit it once, not twice, which is far less likely.
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