Relationship of cancer and aging.
The major risk factor for cancer is progressive age. Molecular advances in our understanding of carcinogenesis and the aging process are helping to clarify this relationship. The magnitude of cancer in the elderly warrants institution of an active prevention program by clinicians caring for this population.
Crawford
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Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Cohen
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