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What studies on human longevity tell us about the risk for cancer in the oldest old: data and hypotheses on the genetics and immunology of centenarians.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Jan 2000
Bonafè Massimiliano, Barbi Cristiana, Storci Gianluca, Salvioli Stefano, Capri Miriam, Olivieri Fabiola, Valensin Silvana, Monti Daniela, Gonos Efstathios S, De Benedictis Giovanna, Franceschi Claudio
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Centenarians are people who escaped from major common diseases, including cancer, and reached the extreme limits of human life-span. The analysis of demographic data indicates that cancer incidence and mortality show a levelling off around the age of 85-90 years, and suggests that oldest old peop...
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