7 Ways to Stay Young After Cancer Treatment

Chemotherapy, radiation exposure, and other conventional cancer treatments contribute to aging at a genetic and cellular level, prompting human DNA to begin unraveling and cells to die sooner than normal. Some of the medication used to treat cancer also appears to cause accelerated aging. These drugs include steroids, hormone therapy, and some targeted cancer therapies.

Dr. Charles Shapiro, director of cancer survivorship programs at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, in New York City, said that “We are now struggling with our own success. This only comes up as a product of how well we are doing in terms …read more