Cancer and aging: complex associations and therapeutic targets.
Cancer and aging share common biological pathways, opening possibilities for therapies that could simultaneously slow aging effects and improve cancer treatment responses.
This review explores the intersection of cancer and aging biology, identifying shared molecular mechanisms and potential dual-target therapeutic strategies. It addresses the growing need to understand how aging processes influence cancer development and treatment response.
What the study was
- Study design
- Narrative review
- Population
- General (aging and cancer intersection)
- Category
- Other
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Molecular Biomedicine
Why it surfaced
Review of cancer-aging intersection with therapeutic angle. Relevant to geroscience watchlist.
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