Cancer and Aging
1991
Cancer and Aging
publication
Evidence: moderate
Author Information
Author(s): A. Macieira-Coelho, B. Nordenskjöld
Hypothesis
The authors question the general idea of the potentiating effect of aging on cancer.
Conclusion
The book provides a comprehensive review of the relationship between cancer and aging, highlighting both experimental and clinical evidence.
Supporting Evidence
- The book is divided into two parts: experimental evidence and cancer incidence.
- The experimental section provides original ideas about cancer and aging at the cellular level.
- Attention is given to alterations in connective tissues and the mechanism of metastasis.
- The chapter on progeroid syndromes and cancer is particularly interesting.
Takeaway
This book talks about how aging might affect cancer, but the authors think it's more complicated than just aging making cancer worse.
Methodology
The book reviews epidemiological, experimental, and clinical evidence regarding cancer and aging.
Limitations
Some chapters may not fit well within the overall context of the book.
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