Association of cancer history with Alzheimer’s disease onset and structural brain changes
Epidemiological studies show a reciprocal inverse association between cancer and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The common mechanistic theory for this effect posits that cells have an innate tendency towards apoptotic or survival pathways, translating to increased risk for either neurodegeneration or can...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00423/full |