age risk_factor_for cancer
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Evidence (4 sources)
cancer ... increased with age (all with FDR-adjusted p < 0.01).
confidence: 0.96
Detectable clonal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer.
(2012)
PMID:22561516
primary
both cancer ... increase with age
confidence: 0.95
Replicative age induces mitotic recombination in the ribosomal RNA gene cluster of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
(2011)
PMID:21436897
cited
One of the greatest risk factors associated with carcinogenesis is age.
confidence: 0.96
Linking functional decline of telomeres, mitochondria and stem cells during ageing.
(2010)
PMID:20336134
cited
Advancing age is also the major risk factor for the development of cancer. Between ages 40 and 80, there is a rapid increase in cancer incidence.
confidence: 0.96