Senotherapeutics Will Reduce the Side-Effects of Cancer Radiotherapy

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/01/senotherapeutics-will-reduce-the-side-effects-of-cancer-radiotherapy/

Treatment with radiation to kill cancerous cells results in an increased burden of senescent cells, both in and around the tumor. This is a fair trade-off; a senescent cancerous cell may be harmful in and of itself, but it is a good deal less harmful in the long run than an active cancer cell. Unfortunately senescent cells produce pro-growth, pro-inflammatory signaling that is disruptive of tissue function, raises the risk of suffering a range of age-related conditions, and increases the risk of both reoccurrence of the treated cancer and the development of later unrelated cancers.

Thus given the work taking place outside the cancer research community on the development of <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2017/09/senolytic-therapies-to-clear-senescent-cells-will-transform-the-field-of-medicine-for-age-relate…

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/01/senotherapeutics-will-reduce-the-side-effects-of-cancer-radiotherapy/

Treatment with radiation to kill cancerous cells results in an increased burden of senescent cells, both in and around the tumor. This is a fair trade-off; a senescent cancerous cell may be harmful in and of itself, but it is a good deal less harmful in the long run than an active cancer cell. Unfortunately senescent cells produce pro-growth, pro-inflammatory signaling that is disruptive of tissue function, raises the risk of suffering a range of age-related conditions, and increases the risk of both reoccurrence of the treated cancer and the development of later unrelated cancers.

Thus given the work taking place outside the cancer research community on the development of <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2017/09/senolytic-therapies-to-clear-senescent-cells-will-transform-the-field-of-medicine-for-age-relate…

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