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Depressive Symptoms and Short Telomere Length Are Associated with Increased Mortality in Bladder Cancer Patients
21 Nov 2014
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BACKGROUND: Depression is associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients with cancer; it has been hypothesized that depression-associated alterations in cell aging mechanisms, in particular, the telomere/telomerase maintenance system, may underlie this increased risk. We evaluated the association of depressive symptoms and telomere length to mortality and recurrence/progression in 464 patients with...
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