Re: not true

"What kind of dinosaurs?  Were they the carnivorous type or herbivorous?  Based on your post I would guess they were herbivores.  If you look at the post I made in the other cancer debate forum, it would seem to explain why dinosaurs developed cancer."

Note in the article below that cancer "...is the most common cause of death in animals."  There is no distinction between carnivores or herbivores.  Trying to pin it on one specific thing is like trying to prove that all death is self-inflicted, which it is.

You can find sites all over the Internet on the topic of cancer in dinosaurs, but here's one link: http://www.livescience.com/health/060403_dino_med.html

Dinosaur Tumor Studied for Human Cancer Clues

Cancer in dinosaurs and illnesses in other animals are being studied in a groundbreaking new program that combines medical school with the study of natural history.

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Finding a cancerous Jurassic lump doesn't surprise Michael Kennedy, a surgeon and professor at the University of Southern California. "Cancer is the most common cause of death in animals. It is not a uniquely human disease," he said in a recent telephone interview. The renewed focus on history in the teaching of medicine pleases Kennedy, also the author of "A Brief History of Disease, Science and Medicine" (Asklepiad Press, 2004), which describes the intricate historical links that connect diseases.

rest of story at the link