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Title
The common biology of cancer and ageing.
Authors
Finkel, Toren; Serrano, Manuel; Blasco, Maria A
Abstract
At first glance, cancer and ageing would seem to be unlikely bedfellows. Yet the origins for this improbable union can actually be traced back to a sequence of tragic--and some say unethical--events that unfolded more than half a century ago. Here we review the series of key observations that has led to a complex but growing convergence between our understanding of the biology of ageing and the mechanisms that underlie cancer.