The risk of cancer fades as we get older, and we may finally know why: ยซ First, the risk climbs in our 60s and 70s, as decades of genetic mutations build up in our bodies. But then, past the age of around 80, the risk drops again. ยป
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ScienceAlert
The Risk of Cancer Fades as We Get Older, And We May Finally Know Why
One protein could be key.
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Parts of the human genome (DNA) change much faster than previously known, even passing from parents to children, providing new insights into the origins of human diseases ๐งฌ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง and evolution ๐.
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University of Utah Health | University of Utah Health
Parts of Our DNA May Evolve Much Faster than Previously Thought
A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through generations, laying the foundations for new insights into the roots of human disease and evolution.
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Scientists have found that fine-particulate air pollution ๐ซ๏ธ, which includes pollution from vehicles ๐ and industry ๐ญ, was strongly associated to increased cancer-driving ๐๏ธ and cancer-promoting genetic mutations ๐งฌ in individuals who have never smoked ๐ญ.
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH study links particulate air pollution to increased mutations in lung cancers among nonsmokers
Whole-genome sequencing study found air pollution to cause more cancer-related changes than secondhand smoke.
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Studies show that certain mutations are common in people living in areas of pollution ๐๐จ and are responsible for lung cancer in non-smokers ๐ญ๐ซ. Gift article.
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NY Times
Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why. (Gift Article)
The face of lung cancer โ once older men with a history of smoking โ has changed.
Older men are more likely to pass on disease-causing mutations to their children because of the faster growth of mutant cells in the testes with age ๐ด๐งฌ๐ถ๐
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New Scientist
Selfish sperm see older fathers pass on more disease-causing mutations | New Scientist
Older men are more likely to pass on disease-causing mutations to their children because of the faster growth of mutant cells in the testes with age
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