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The age of cancer

DePinho, Ronald A.·2000·Nature

Abstract

A striking link exists between advanced age and increased incidence of cancer. Here I review how several of the age-related molecular and physiological changes might act in concert to promote cancer, and in particular epithelial carcinogenesis. Experimental data indicate that the aged, cancer-prone phenotype might represent the combined pathogenetic effects of mutation load, epigenetic regulation, telomere dysfunction and altered stromal milieu. Further verification of the role of these effects should in turn lead to the design of effective therapeutics for the treatment and prevention of cancer in the aged.

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  1. Vijg, J. & Dolle, M. E. T. in Handbook of the Biology of Ageing 5th edn (eds Masoro, E. J. & Austad, S. N.) (Academic, in the press).

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Authors
DePinho, R. A.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
DePinho, Ronald A.
Venue
Nature
Published
2000-11
Volume
408
Issue
6809
Pages
248-254
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W1552282019
Cited by
951
References
96
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
Keywords
aging, cancer incidence, epithelial carcinogenesis, mutational burden, epigenetic regulation, telomere dysfunction, tumor microenvironment, cancer prevention
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Humans, Neoplasms, Incidence, Telomere, Genome, Mice

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