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Aging and Cancer
Frederick F. Holmes
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Description for Aging and Cancer
Paperback. Series: Recent Results in Cancer Research. Num Pages: 78 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 4. Weight in Grams: 175.
The life of a human being is finite, and all humans age (see Fries 1980). It is difficult to separate the effects of disease on organs and tissues from those expected of aging. This is particularly true for vascular and degenerative processes, for which there are no clear boundaries between aging and disease. Morbidity and mortality from heart disease and stroke are probably due both to disease and to changes of aging. For cancer, the second leading cause of death in America, the situation is quite different; cancer is clearly a disease and is not a change expected with aging. ... Read more
The life of a human being is finite, and all humans age (see Fries 1980). It is difficult to separate the effects of disease on organs and tissues from those expected of aging. This is particularly true for vascular and degenerative processes, for which there are no clear boundaries between aging and disease. Morbidity and mortality from heart disease and stroke are probably due both to disease and to changes of aging. For cancer, the second leading cause of death in America, the situation is quite different; cancer is clearly a disease and is not a change expected with aging. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
78
Condition
New
Series
Recent Results in Cancer Research
Number of Pages
78
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642821035
SKU
V9783642821035
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99-15
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