People who have had cancer age faster than those who haven't lived with the disease, according to a study.
Writing in the online journal ESMO Open, experts called for more research to be done to reduce the accelerated ageing process, lengthen lifespan and improve the quality of their lives.
Thanks to more effective diagnosis and treatment, the number of cancer survivors is set to rise. Currently there are 30 million around the globe, but by 2025, around 19 million new diagnoses will be made every year and most of these will produce long term survivors, the researchers said.
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