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Deadly Cancer Spreading Among West Coast Soft-Shelled Clams

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Deadly Cancer Spreading Among West Coast Soft-Shelled Clams

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A contagious and deadly cancer, bivalve transmissible neoplasia, is spreading among soft-shelled clams on the West Coast, impacting 75% of the population in Washington's Puget Sound.
While clams remain safe for human consumption, the disease threatens the wider ecosystem and other shellfish already vulnerable to pollution and climate change.

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A contagious and deadly cancer, bivalve transmissible neoplasia, is spreading among soft-shelled clams on the West Coast, impacting 75% of the population in Washington's Puget Sound. While clams remain safe for human consumption, the disease threatens the wider ecosystem and other shellfish already vulnerable to pollution and climate change.

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