2006-08-29 06:55:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
i know one who is 100 years old and has a big bushy beard so that theory is squashed.
2006-08-29 07:01:53 · update #1
smoking hedgehogs - a bit far-fetched!
2006-08-29 07:03:06 · update #2
My cat who died had Squamous Cell Cancer. My sister-in-law had two Golden Retrievers die of Cancer. They use rats mice for cancer research. Safe bet that hedgehogs get it too.
2006-08-29 09:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by NoPoaching 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure they do. Essentially all complex life forms are susceptible to cancer. Any myths you've heard about sharks being immune to cancer are just that: Myths. However, it is true that some life forms have better immune systems than others, so while they would get cancer, it would pose less of a danger to them. I'm not sure how hedgehog immune systems in particular work, but they're probably much like ours considering we're both mammals.
2006-08-29 14:01:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cancer is very common in hedgehogs. The most common is squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell spreads quickly from the bone to the organs in hedgehogs, unlike in humans. Surgery to remove the tumors is rare because it would result in removing too much bone structure.
2006-08-29 14:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No reason for them to be immune.
The fact of life is that DNA is subject to mutation. Indeed, if DNA did not mutate, we would not be here. Cancer is simply the result of some types of deleterious mutations in DNA.
Since hedgehogs made of living cells which store their information in DNA, they can suffer from cancer.
2006-08-29 14:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by BugsBiteBack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeh they do but that dude has a point so maybe if they watch microwaves or not use sunscreen they'll get cancer
2006-08-29 14:01:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything that is a live can have cancer..but its unlikley unless you have a pet and its affected by human activity
2006-08-29 14:03:32 · answer #6 · answered by pmal079 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if they smoke 40 Bensons a day
2006-08-29 14:00:53 · answer #7 · answered by Rich S 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No idea .!!! DO SOME RESEARCH, perhaps in National Geographic you might find the answer to your question, - sorry i can't help.!!!
2006-08-29 14:03:24 · answer #8 · answered by JAM123 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Animals with short lifespan usually don't have time to die from cancer, even if they should get it.
2006-08-29 13:59:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i've seen it on Animal Planet
2006-08-29 14:01:31 · answer #10 · answered by D.J. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋