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What history tells us XXVIII. What is really new in the current evolutionary theory of cancer?

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I am indebted to David Marsh for his critical reading of the manuscript, and to Pierre-Luc Germain and the anonymous referee for fruitful suggestions.

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Morange, M. What history tells us XXVIII. What is really new in the current evolutionary theory of cancer?. J Biosci 37, 609–612 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-012-9235-1

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