Chemotherapy for breast cancer linked to accelerated biological aging

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New research suggests chemotherapy for breast cancer may accelerate biological aging and could raise survivors' risk of earlier death from other causes. The findings point to a need for further study of interventions that might slow or reverse these effects.

Chemotherapy helps many women survive breast cancer, but new research suggests that chemotherapy may also accelerate biological aging beyond chronological age and increase the risk of earlier death from other causes. The findings point to a need to explore whether interventions to slow or reverse biological aging could improve long-term health for breast cancer survivors.