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Aging and Cancer

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  • © 1983

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Authors:
  1. Frederick F. Holmes

    1. Medicine and Gerontology School of Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA

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Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 87)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 1-4

  3. Prostate

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 5-8

  4. Breast

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 9-13

  5. Bronchus

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 14-18

  6. Stomach

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 19-22

  7. Colon and Rectum

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 23-26

  8. Pancreas

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 27-29

  9. Ovary

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 30-33

  10. Uterine Corpus

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 34-37

  11. Uterine Cervix

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 38-41

  12. Kidney

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 42-45

  13. Bladder

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 46-49

  14. Lymphomas

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 50-52

  15. Multiple Myeloma

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 53-55

  16. Acute Leukemias

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 56-58

  17. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 59-61

  18. Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 62-64

  19. Brain

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 65-67

  20. Primary Site Unknown

    • Frederick F. Holmes
    Pages 68-70
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About this book

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. Cancer incidence increases almost logarithmically after age 40. In the United States about one-half of all cases of cancer are diagnosed after age 65, although those over 65 comprise less than one-eighth of the population. Thus, cancer is very much a disease of the elderly. There are at least two reasons for this: first, the prolonged exposure to cancer-inducing agents, and second, the waning power of immune defenses against cancer.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Medicine and Gerontology School of Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA

    Frederick F. Holmes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aging and Cancer

  • Authors: Frederick F. Holmes

  • Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82101-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-82103-5Published: 09 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-82101-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0080-0015

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 78

  • Topics: Oncology

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