Cancer functions as an evolutionary process within the body

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Multiple genomic and molecular studies demonstrate that cancer develops, diversifies, and adapts through processes of clonal evolution and natural selection within the body.

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The claim states that cancer functions as an evolutionary process within the body. All provided papers discuss tumor heterogeneity, clonal evolution, and evolutionary pathways in various cancers (lung cancer, retinoblastoma, and pan-cancer analyses), directly supporting the claim. Therefore, the verdict is SUPPORTED.

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Lung Cancers: Molecular Characterization, Clonal Heterogeneity and Evolution, and Cancer Stem Cells

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Ugo Testa, Germana Castelli, Elvira Pelosi. Lung Cancers: Molecular Characterization, Clonal Heterogeneity and Evolution, and Cancer Stem Cells. 2018. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers10080248

This study discusses clonal heterogeneity and evolution in lung cancer, demonstrating how sub-clones and clonal evolution drive tumor progression and drug resistance.

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Multi-omic analyses to characterize retinoblastoma heterogeneity and clonal evolution

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Clément Hua. Multi-omic analyses to characterize retinoblastoma heterogeneity and clonal evolution. https://doi.org/10.70675/317c0f7azf042z488eza0ddz1ec00ba2ac96

This study analyzes retinoblastoma heterogeneity and reconstructs clonal evolution, showing how distinct tumor sub-populations accumulate alterations through evolutionary progression models.

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Abstract 1295: Deep-learning profiling of regulatory somatic variants across clonal cancer evolution.

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Ksenia Sokolova, Vessela N. Kristensen, Olga G. Troyanskaya. Abstract 1295: Deep-learning profiling of regulatory somatic variants across clonal cancer evolution.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2026-1295

This study investigates clonal cancer evolution and regulatory somatic variants, utilizing evolution-aware annotations to understand tumor progression and patient outcomes.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 9001 Aug 2026

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