Chemotherapy for breast cancer linked to accelerated biological aging

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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.

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