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Biological age surges in survivors of childhood cancer

People who survived paediatric cancers age faster and are at higher risk of early death.
Lymphoma X-ray. Coloured lymphangiogram X-ray of growths (white) in a child's iliac (pelvic) lymph glands.

An X-ray shows growths (white) in the pelvic lymph glands of a child with the blood cancer called lymphoma. Credit: Zephyr/SPL

Survivors of childhood cancer live their adult lives on an accelerated timeline: by some measures they age 5% faster each year than do people who did not have cancer as children, a new study shows1. Adult survivors can show signs of ageing earlier and die younger.

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Nature 628, 477 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01033-4

References

  1. Guida, J. L. et al. Nature Cancer https://doi.org/10.1038/s43018-024-00745-w (2024).

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