Cancer Susceptibility as a Cost of Reproduction and Contributor to Life History Evolution

Antoine M. Dujon, Justine Boutry, Sophie Tissot, Jean-François Lemaître, Amy M. Boddy, Anne-Lise Gérard, Alexandra Alvergne, Audrey Arnal, Orsolya Vincze, Delphine Nicolas, Mathieu Giraudeau, Marina Telonis-Scott, Aaron Schultz, Pascal Pujol, Peter A. Biro, Christa Beckmann, Rodrigo Hamede, Benjamin Roche, Beata Ujvari, Frédéric Thomas

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Abstract

Reproduction is one of the most energetically demanding life-history stages. As a result, breeding individuals often experience trade-offs, where energy is diverted away from maintenance (cell repair, immune function) toward reproduction. While it is increasingly acknowledged that oncogenic processes are omnipresent, evolving and opportunistic entities in the bodies of metazoans, the associations among reproductive activities, energy expenditure, and the dynamics of malignant cells have rarely been studied. Here, we review the diverse ways in which age-specific reproductive performance (e.g., reproductive aging patterns) and cancer risks throughout the life course may be linked via trade-offs or other mechanisms, as well as discuss situations where trade-offs may not exist. We argue that the interactions between host–oncogenic processes should play a significant role in life-history theory, and suggest some avenues for future research.

Original languageEnglish
Article number861103
Number of pages18
JournalFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Volume10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 May 2022

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Copyright © 2022 Dujon, Boutry, Tissot, Lemaître, Boddy, Gérard, Alvergne, Arnal, Vincze, Nicolas, Giraudeau, Telonis-Scott, Schultz, Pujol, Biro, Beckmann, Hamede, Roche, Ujvari and Thomas.

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© 2022 Dujon, Boutry, Tissot, Lemaître, Boddy, Gérard, Alvergne, Arnal, Vincze, Nicolas, Giraudeau, Telonis-Scott, Schultz, Pujol, Biro, Beckmann, Hamede, Roche, Ujvari and Thomas. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms

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