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Aging and Cancer:
Exploring the Immune System Link
 Matthew Youngman, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
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March 2010
As people age, their risk of getting cancer and dying from the disease increases. A recent study shows that people 65 years and older are at highest risk of cancer death compared to other age groups.
As the number of people living beyond 65 years expands -- in the United States alone this population segment is expected to more than double from 35 million to 70 million by 2030 -- the need to explore the link between age and cancer grows more urgent.
CRI postdoctoral fellow Matthew Youngman, Ph.D., is studying the effects of aging on the immune system with the help of a tiny roundworm the size of a comma. His research could lead to new therapies that reverse or even prevent age-related immune deficiencies.
Click on the image above to view a story on cancer and aging, including a video interview with Matthew.
Matthew is one of 98 CRI-funded postdoctoral fellows currently bringing new ideas, energy, and creativity to the world's top laboratories to solve the cancer problem. Their discoveries provide the foundation for tomorrow's life-saving therapies.
Please make a gift today to support the work of young scientists like Matthew. Your support helps to keep talent like his focused on finding new and better ways to treat, control, and prevent cancer.
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