The Underlying Molecular, Cellular and Immunological Factors in Cancer and Aging

The Underlying Molecular, Cellular and Immunological Factors in Cancer and Aging
ISBN-10
1461529263
ISBN-13
9781461529262
Category
Medical
Pages
336
Language
English
Published
2012-12-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Stringer Sue Yang

Description

Background Cancer is a variety of malignancies generally associated with aging. As the overall health technology and health care delivery improved with the advances made in medicine and science in the United States, the life expectancy of the population also increased. The average life expectancy in the U. S. A. has increased from 49 years at the end of 1900 to 75 years today in 1990 (1-3). The population of 65 years and older that constituted 25. 5 million or 11. 3% of the total U. S. population in 1980(4) has now increased to 31. 1 million or 12. 5% of the population according to the 1990(5) census. As cancer diagnosis and treatment have improved, cancer mortality among patients under 55 has been significantly reduced within recent years *1; however, cancer incidence under 55 is still increasing at about 0. 4% per year (as compared to 1. 0% for all ages or 0. 6% for

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