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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by JPLeRouzic on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @02:00AM (#40352072)
Not true for neurons, some heart cells, skeletal muscle cells (muscle fibers), red blood, etc

That's a lot of indispensable cells that do not reproduce.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_muscle#Skeletal_muscl...

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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by throwaway11460 on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @04:24AM (#40352829)
Indeed, that's why I said almost - but it's true for the squishy parts of the abdomen we're talking about.
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