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Cancer and aging: a model for the cancer promoting effects of the aging stroma.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Nov 2002
Krtolica Ana, Campisi Judith
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of cancer rises exponentially with age in humans and many other mammalian species. Malignant tumors are caused by an accumulation of oncogenic mutations. In addition, malignant tumorigenesis requires a permissive tissue environment in which mutant cells can survive, proliferate, and express their neoplastic phenotype. We propose that the age-related increase in cancer results from a synergy between...
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