Oncology news relating to cancer in older adults
When older adults with cancer take multiple medications — including ordinary drugs like blood pressure…
As we age, the end caps of our chromosomes, called telomeres, gradually shorten. Now, Salk…
How does ageism affect older adults with cancer? What impact does bias have on treatment…
Ageism refers to the stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimination (how…
Regular screening for colorectal cancer—which current US guidelines advise beginning at age 45 for most…
A new study in the August 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network suggests…
Physicians and researchers from UK HealthCare’s Transplant Center and the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, USA, conducted a…
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) predominantly occurs in older adults over 65 years, who exhibit a…
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that develops from B…
A retrospective analysis of large datasets of biomarkers from tumors and healthy tissue by researchers…