Are Short Telomeres Hallmarks of Cancer Recurrence?
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Exposure to radiation and some chemotherapeutic agents is associated with an increased risk of developing second cancers. Short telomeres are almost universally associated with malignant cancer progression. An unanswered question is whether inherited short telomeres or therapy-related telomere shortening is a biomarker of the development of second malignant neoplasms.
Source: Clinical Cancer Research
Author: Jerry W. Shay
Institution: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2050614435