Length of biological marker associated with risk of cancer

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 16:49 in Health & Medicine

A new study suggests that shorter length of leukocyte telomeres - chromosome markers of biological aging - are associated with an increased risk of cancer and death from cancer, according to a study in the July 7 issue of JAMA. A leukocyte is a type of blood cell.

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