In recent years, researchers have been highly interested in determining the relationship between the telomeres length and predicting cancer. In this process, the researchers hope it will be feasible to predict which people are most likely to develop certain cancers so that the preventive measures or perhaps more screening or therapies for individual patients is initiated. This article reviews two recently published studies and their preliminary results. It is well known that each time a cell divides, the telomeres get shorter.
When they become too short, the cell can no longer divide, it becomes inactive or "senescent" or it dies. This shortening process is associated with aging, cancer, and a higher risk of death. Recently published studies determined the relationship between the telomeres length, its shortening and the odds of having cancer. Study I During this study, researchers…
