A02 : Testing Peto's Paradox: Modeling Cancer Risks Through Mammalian Body Size
| Students | Carol Teng
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| School | HDSB - White Oaks Secondary School - Oakville |
| Level | Intermediate 9/10 - Grade 10 |
| Group | Group 3 - Life Sciences I |
| Abstract | The purpose is to test Peto's paradox through a computational model to observe how large mammals such as whales do not display higher cancer rates than smaller mammals despite having far more cells. If cancer risks increases with the number of cells and lifespan, then larger, long-lived animals should experience higher cancer rates. |