Journal of International Oncology››2017,Vol. 44››Issue (7): 519-521.doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2017.07.010

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Cancer and aging

Zhang Baihong, Yue Hongyun

  1. Department of Oncology, Lanzhou General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Region, Lanzhou 730050, China
  • Received:2017-01-03Online:2017-07-08Published:2017-06-20
  • Contact:Zhang Baihong E-mail:bhzhang1999@126.com
  • Supported by:

    Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province of China (1308RJZA181)

Abstract:The similar mechanism of human cancer and aging means that cancer is the natural result of aging. Mitochondrial replacement, genome editing, telomere synthesis and immune editing can induce cancer cell senescence and resist human aging, which may breach a limit to human lifespan.