Aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention

An integrative approach to the combined challenges of aging, cancer and stress is a necessary part of a global vision of wellness. Recent research into the mechanisms of aging, cancer and stress has established the biological links between these processes. Understanding these links is an important s...

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Main Author: Chobotova, Katerina Borisovna
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Published: Sage Science Press 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12951/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534735409335505
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spelling my.utm.129512011-07-07T07:47:51Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12951/ Aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention Chobotova, Katerina Borisovna RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) An integrative approach to the combined challenges of aging, cancer and stress is a necessary part of a global vision of wellness. Recent research into the mechanisms of aging, cancer and stress has established the biological links between these processes. Understanding these links is an important stepping-stone for developing approaches and therapies that ensure wellness throughout all stages of aging. This paper will consider the most recent developments in research into the molecular mechanisms common to aging and cancer and will discuss the effectiveness of natural approaches for preventing disease. Metabolic regulators as well as nutrient and energy sensors are involved in the processes of aging and cancer, and these are open to external manipulation and control. It is now becoming possible to demonstrate how nutrition, physical activity and stress control can lead to disease-free aging. Sage Science Press 2009-06 Article PeerReviewed Chobotova, Katerina Borisovna (2009) Aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 8 (2). pp. 115-122. ISSN 15347354 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534735409335505 doi:10.1177/1534735409335505
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topic RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
spellingShingle RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Chobotova, Katerina Borisovna
Aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention
description An integrative approach to the combined challenges of aging, cancer and stress is a necessary part of a global vision of wellness. Recent research into the mechanisms of aging, cancer and stress has established the biological links between these processes. Understanding these links is an important stepping-stone for developing approaches and therapies that ensure wellness throughout all stages of aging. This paper will consider the most recent developments in research into the molecular mechanisms common to aging and cancer and will discuss the effectiveness of natural approaches for preventing disease. Metabolic regulators as well as nutrient and energy sensors are involved in the processes of aging and cancer, and these are open to external manipulation and control. It is now becoming possible to demonstrate how nutrition, physical activity and stress control can lead to disease-free aging.
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author Chobotova, Katerina Borisovna
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title Aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention
title_short Aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention
title_full Aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention
title_fullStr Aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention
title_full_unstemmed Aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention
title_sort aging and cancer : converging routes to disease prevention
publisher Sage Science Press
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12951/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534735409335505
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