All Posts: cancer and aging

• I-REACH Scholar Program 2025 Open for Applications

  Apply to the 2025 Scholar Program by February 3, 2025.

  Category: DEI Funding Opportunities Tag: cancer and aging

• Novel Research Shows Older Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Accelerated Aging, Worse Functional Outcomes

  In a new multicenter study, researchers from Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), UCLA and several other leading cancer centers from across the nation examined whether cancer and its treatments accelerate aging. Using novel epigenetic measures to assess biological aging, investigators found that older breast cancer survivors — particularly those exposed to chemotherapy — showed greater epigenetic aging than their same-aged peers without cancer, which may relate to worse outcomes.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer and aging, cancer research, epigenetic aging, Institute for Cancer and Aging Research

• Study Finds Relationship Between Discrimination and Frailty in Black Cancer Survivors

  Discrimination experienced by Black people can affect their health and increase their frailty, which can be particularly impactful for cancer survivors, according to a new study.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer and aging, frailty, health effects of discrimination, Institute for Cancer and Aging Research, racism