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Strange Cancer Spreads in Lake

Updated 2026-07-22 17:55 UTC 1 source Neutral

A transmissible cancer has been spreading among catfish in a lake that spans the border between Vermont and Quebec, raising concerns about how tumors can metastasize.

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For more than a decade, there's been something fishy going on in a lake that straddles Vermont and the province of Quebec. It involves cancer, a kind of catfish, and — possibly — clues about how tumors metastasize.
2026-07-22 17:33 UTC
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