Researchers say even though elephants have trillions more cells than humans, less than 5 percent die of cancer.
That's compared to a 25 percent cancer mortality rate for humans.
Researchers are hoping to study elephants and other animals they say naturally resist cancer, hoping to uncover a way to treat patients in the future.
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