Chemotherapy to Treat Breast Cancer May Accelerate Biological Aging
Researchers found chemotherapy may add biological years and cut 9.4 remaining life years for some breast cancer survivors, according to a simulation study.
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The Independent (US)Chemotherapy to treat breast cancer may accelerate biological aging
Breast cancer is the most common type in women in US - there are expected to be 400,000 cases this year
The results indicate that those women who received the most cytotoxic regimens had lost an average of 9.4 years of remaining life.
The results of the study indicate that those women who received the most cytotoxic regimens had lost an average of 9.4 years of remaining life.
How Breast Cancer Chemotherapy May Impact Biological Aging and Loss of Healthy Life Years
Chemotherapy helps many women survive breast cancer, but the results of new research suggest that chemotherapy may also accelerate biological aging beyond chronological age and increase the risk of earlier death from other causes. The post How Breast Cancer Chemotherapy May Impact Biological Aging and Loss of Healthy Life Years appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.
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