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‘City life is giving animals cancer’
8 years agoresearchers suggest the same factors could be raising the risk of cancers in wild animals living in cities such as birds, squirrels, rats, mice and hedgehogs.
Animals living in cities may be more likely to get cancer - just like humans, a study suggests.Light, chemical and noise pollution, food high in sugars, and viruses have all been found to increase the chances of humans getting cancer.