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AD and cancer

Year: 2013

Type: editorial

Abstract: The incidence of both Alzheimer disease (AD) and cancer increases with older adult age, and both are characterized by abnormal, but opposing, cellular behavior. In AD, cell death is increased, whereas excessive cell growth occurs in cancer. In this issue of Neurology® , Musicco et al.1 examined the incidence of AD and cancer as a function of each other within a population-based sample of adults aged 60 years and older in Northern Italy. They found that persons with incident AD (n = 2,832) were less likely to develop …

Source: Neurology

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31829c5f16

Authors: Catherine M. Roe, Maria I. Behrens

Institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, Clínica Alemana, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, University of Chile

Language: English

Topic: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2055434007

Cites: 10

Cited by: 13

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