title: The age of cancer.
abstract: The biggest risk factor for cancer isn't smoking or bad diet or anything a person can avoid. It's growing old. New findings might help explain the connection between aging and cancer. According to the study, a gene that's faulty in a disorder that resembles accelerated aging shuts down in many cancers.
authors.forename: Mitch
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leslie
mesh_terms: D019588:Aging, Premature / Q000235:genetics*; D002877:Chromosomes, Human / Q000235:genetics; D004249:DNA Damage; D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000235:genetics*; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D053484:RecQ Helicases; D000071657:Werner Syndrome Helicase
chemical_list: D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases; D004265:DNA Helicases; D053484:RecQ Helicases; C098785:WRN protein, human; D000071657:Werner Syndrome Helicase